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- DictionaryQuash/kwäSH/
verb
- 1. reject or void, especially by legal procedure: "his conviction was quashed on appeal"
Quash means to put down, stop, extinguish, and it’s usually used to talk about ideas, feelings, or political movements. You wouldn’t quash a grape underfoot; you would squash it. But if you were a military dictator, you would quash a revolution. Quash is an extreme word.
Definition of quash verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
4 days ago · quash in American English. (kwɑʃ) transitive verb. 1. to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue. to quash a rebellion. 2. to make void, annul, or set aside (a law, indictment, decision, etc.) SYNONYMS 1. crush, squash, quench, repress.
quash something to take action to stop something from continuing synonym suppress The rumors were quickly quashed. Definition of quash verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb [ T ] uk / kwɒʃ / us. quash verb [T] (CHANGE DECISION) Add to word list. to officially change a legal decision so that it stops existing: His conviction was quashed last month. quash verb [T] (STOP) to stop something that you do not want to happen: He appeared on television to quash rumours that he was seriously ill.
1. To put down or suppress forcibly and completely: quash a rebellion. 2. To put an end to or destroy: quash a rumor; quash hopes of an agreement. [Middle English quashen, from Old French quasser, from Medieval Latin quassāre, to shatter, from Latin; see squash2 .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
1. crush, squash, quench, repress. See synonyms for quash on Thesaurus.com. Other words from quash. un·quashed, adjective. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024. How to use quash in a sentence.
