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"
Used in a Sentence
quash
How to use quash in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for quash.
Editorial note
I guess it's good that we freak out about it, to quash it earlier in the process than later.
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Quick take
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"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of quash gathered in one view.
declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for quash.
verb
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"
verb
declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
See also: invalidate, annul, void, avoid, nullify
Example sentences
I guess it's good that we freak out about it, to quash it earlier in the process than later.
* They use legal means to quash the opposition - the most common being suing them into bankruptcy for libel.
You could hardly dream up a better way to quash Europe's anger at the NSA's spying than Russia taking back pieces of the Soviet empire, surreal.
TPB have made themselves a kind of bastion against the copyright rentseekers by being a visible and hard to quash target.
Then you use your newfound influence to quash the competition, and any dreams of a free market in your chosen territory.
The one bright side is that when Larry Ellison buys the state of Oregon to quash the lawsuit, he won't even have to pick a new state abbreviation.
We are nowhere near the historical maximum of such suppression......which makes it all the more important that we quash said opportunity now.
I've been under the clear impression for years that Comcast, my service provider, was doing everything in its power to quash bittorrent users.
Every magazine should have a strictly enforced editorial line and quash all diversity of opinion.
The US repeatedly helped quash popular uprisings in aouth america to help out corporate interests.
Why not leave them in those circumstances and instead allow visitation of the parents until they can quash their demons and secure a job instead of holding up the "family must be together" mantra and having them live in this hellhole?
The content lobby can easily throw a few dozen million at a lobbying effort to quash our efforts if they think they'd increase piracy in any way shape or form, as the potential harm that could come to them from an increase in piracy is massive.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use quash in a sentence?
I guess it's good that we freak out about it, to quash it earlier in the process than later.
What does quash mean?
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"
What part of speech is quash?
quash is commonly used as verb.