quell

«quell» in Mova's school dictionary: to put down a rising or rebellion by force — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (quells, quelled, quelling)

meaning for a pupil

1) To quell is to put down a rising or rebellion by force. tree →

2) To quell is to calm a strong feeling, such as fear or noise. tree →

sense in the lessons

in tales heroes quell rebels, monsters and bullies; in everyday talk to quell means to calm

examples

• The king sent soldiers to quell the rebellion. tree →
• Mum tried to quell my fears before the dentist. tree →
• The teacher quelled the noise in the hall. tree →
• Theseus took action to quell the trouble. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «quell» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.