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Squashed vs Quashed - What's the difference?

squashed | quashed |

As verbs the difference between squashed and quashed

is that squashed is past tense of squash while quashed is past tense of quash.

As an adjective squashed

is squeezed until flattened, or until a pulp.

squashed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • squeezed until flattened, or until a pulp
  • suppressed or silenced

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (squash)

    • quashed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (quash)

    • quash

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • To defeat forcibly.
    • The army quashed the rebellion.
  • * Barrow
    • Contrition is apt to quash or allay all worldly grief.
  • * '>citation
  • To crush or dash to pieces.
  • * Waller
    • The whales / Against sharp rocks, like reeling vessels, quashed , / Though huge as mountains, are in pieces dashed.
  • (legal) To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.).

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