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quashes quashes definition

quashes


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  quash 
 
  2  senses  of  quash 
 
  Sense  1 
  repress,  quash,  keep  down  subdue,  subjugate,  reduce 
  =>  clamp  down 
 
  Sense  2 
  invalidate,  annul,  quash,  void,  avoid,  nullify 
  =>  break 
  =>  stet 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  quash 
 
  2  senses  of  quash 
 
  Sense  1 
  repress,  quash,  keep  down  subdue,  subjugate,  reduce 
  =>  clamp  down 
 
  Sense  2 
  invalidate,  annul,  quash,  void,  avoid,  nullify 
  =>  break 
  =>  stet 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  quash 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  quash 
 
  2  senses  of  quash 
 
  Sense  1 
  repress,  quash,  keep  down  subdue,  subjugate,  reduce 
  =>  oppress,  suppress,  crush 
 
  Sense  2 
  invalidate,  annul,  quash,  void,  avoid,  nullify 
  =>  cancel,  strike  down 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  quash 
 
  quash  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  quash 
 
  Sense  1 
  repress,  quash,  keep  down  subdue,  subjugate,  reduce 
  =>  oppress,  suppress,  crush 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  invalidate,  annul,  quash,  void,  avoid,  nullify 
  =>  cancel,  strike  down 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  quash 
 
  The  verb  quash  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  repress,  quash,  keep  down  subdue,  subjugate,  reduce  --  (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") 
  2.  invalidate,  annul,  quash,  void,  avoid,  nullify  --  (declare  invalid;  "The  contract  was  annulled";  "avoid  a  plea") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  quash 
 
  The  verb  quash  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  repress,  quash,  keep  down  subdue,  subjugate,  reduce  --  (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") 
  2.  invalidate,  annul,  quash,  void,  avoid,  nullify  --  (declare  invalid;  "The  contract  was  annulled";  "avoid  a  plea") 



quashes definition