ˈskwȯˌbash, -wäˌb- transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: blend of squash and bash
: to crush especially with criticism : lambaste
his satire … squabashed at one blow a set of coxcombs — J.G.Lockhart
ˈskwȯˌbash, -wäˌb- transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: blend of squash and bash
: to crush especially with criticism : lambaste
his satire … squabashed at one blow a set of coxcombs — J.G.Lockhart
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012