Home › Words › T › toquashtoquashtoquash means to beat or crush to pieces.EtymologyFrom Middle English toquasshen, equivalent to to- + quash.verbTo beat or crush to pieces.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.tofrush 70% match — To break or dash to pieces. vs toquash →toshiver 69% match — To break in pieces. vs toquash →togrind 67% match — To grind or break to pieces; crush. vs toquash →todash 66% match — To strike violently; dash to pieces. vs toquash →trounce 66% match — To beat severely; to thrash. vs toquash →toshake 66% match — To shake violently; shake to pieces. vs toquash →tobreak 65% match — To break completely; crush. vs toquash →busticate 64% match — To break into pieces. vs toquash →