Other Definitions
quash (enc)
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Quash| Verb | 1. | quash - put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"crush, oppress, suppress - come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists" | | | 2. | quash - declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"strike down, cancel - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law" break - invalidate by judicial action; "The will was broken" stet - printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion | |
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