Quash

1. To beat down, or beat in pieces; to dash forcibly; to crush.
2. To be shaken, or dashed about, with noise.
3. To abate, annul, overthrow, or make void; as, to quash an indictment.
4. To crush; to subdue; to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely; as, to quash a rebellion.
5. Same as Squash.