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quash
verb
put down by force or intimidation
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- Q
- Ends with
- H
- Contains
- UAS
- Scrabble score
- 17
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
kwɒʃ
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Meaning
Definitions
verb
put down by force or intimidation
“The government quashes any attempt of an uprising”
verb
declare invalid
“The contract was annulled”
In context
Example Sentences
The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
The contract was annulled
void a plea
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