English-Thai Dictionary

quash

VT ปราบ  กำจัด (กร ต่อต้าน  ข่าวลือ  prab

 

quash

VT ยกเลิก  เพิกถอน (การตัดสินใจ  yok-lok

 

quasher

N ผู้ ต่อต้าน  ผู้ ปราบปราม  phu-tor-tan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

QUASH

v.t.[L. quasso, quatio.] 1. Properly, to beat down or beat in pieces; to crush.
The whales against sharp rocks, like reeling vessels, quash'd.
2. To crush; to subdue; as, to quash a rebellion.
3. In law, to abate, annul, overthrow or make void; as, to quash an indictment. He pays judgment of the writ or declaration that the same may be quashed.

 

QUASH

v.i.To be shaken with a noise.

 

QUASH

n.A species of cucurbita; but in America pronounced squash; so called probably from it softness. [See the Verb. ]

 

QUASHED

pp. Crushed; subdued; abated.

 

QUASHING

ppr. Crushing; subduing; abating.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

QUASH

QUASH Quash, n.

 

Defn: Same as Squash.

 

QUASH

Quash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Quashing. ] Etym: [OF. quasser, F. casser, fr. L. cassare to annihilate, annul, fr. cassus empty, vain, of uncertain origin. The word has been confused with L.quassare to shake, F. casser to break, which is probably of different origin. Cf. Cashier, v. t.] (Law )

 

Defn: To abate, annul, overthrow, or make void; as, to quash an indictment. Blackstone.

 

QUASH

Quash, v. t. Etym: [OF. quasser, F. casser, fr. L. quassare to shake, shatter, shiver, v. intens. fr. quatere, quassum, to shake, shatter. Cf. Concussion, Discuss, Rescue, and also Quash to annul. ]

 

1. To beat down, or beat in pieces; to dash forcibly; to crush. The whales Against sharp rocks, like reeling vessels, quashed, Though huge as mountains, are in pieces dashed. Waller.

 

2. To crush; to subdue; to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely; as, to quash a rebellion. Contrition is apt to quash or allay all worldly grief. Barrow.

 

QUASH

QUASH Quash, v. i.

 

Defn: To be shaken, or dashed about, with noise.

 

QUASHEE

QUASHEE Quash "ee, n.

 

Defn: A negro of the West Indies.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

quash

quash |kwôSH, kwäSH kwɔʃ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] reject or void, esp. by legal procedure: his conviction was quashed on appeal. • put an end to; suppress: a hospital executive quashed rumors that nursing staff will lose jobs. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French quasser ‘annul, ’ from late Latin cassare (medieval Latin also quassare ), from cassus ‘null, void. ’ Compare with squash 1 .

 

Oxford Dictionary

quash

quash |kwɒʃ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure: his conviction was quashed on appeal. • put an end to; suppress: a hospital executive quashed rumours that nursing staff will lose jobs. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French quasser ‘annul ’, from late Latin cassare (medieval Latin also quassare ), from cassus ‘null, void ’. Compare with squash 1 .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

quash

quash verb 1 the judge may quash the sentence: cancel, reverse, rescind, repeal, revoke, retract, countermand, withdraw, overturn, overrule, veto, annul, nullify, invalidate, negate, void; Law vacate; formal abrogate. ANTONYMS validate. 2 we want to quash these rumors: put an end to, put a stop to, stamp out, crush, put down, check, curb, nip in the bud, squash, quell, subdue, suppress, extinguish, stifle; informal squelch, put the kibosh on, deep-six. ANTONYMS bring about.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

quash

quash verb 1 the Court of Appeal may quash the sentence: cancel, reverse, rescind, repeal, revoke, retract, countermand, withdraw, take back, rule against, disallow, overturn, override, overrule, veto, set aside, overthrow, repudiate, annul, nullify, declare null and void, invalidate, render invalid, negate, void, abrogate; Law vacate; archaic recall. ANTONYMS validate. 2 we want to quash these horrible suggestions: put an end to, stamp out, put a stop to, end, finish, get rid of, crush, put down, check, crack down on, curb, nip in the bud, thwart, frustrate, squash, quell, subdue, suppress, repress, quench, extinguish, stifle, abolish, terminate; beat, overcome, defeat, rout, destroy, demolish, annihilate, wipe out; informal squelch, put the kibosh on, clobber; rare extirpate. ANTONYMS bring about, prompt.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

quash

quash /kwɑʃ |kwɔʃ /動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 〈判決 決定 〉を (公的に )くつがえす, 破棄する, 無効とする .2 〈反乱 抵抗 〉を制圧する ; 〈うわさ 推測 〉を否定する .