Definition of squelch

noun (n)

• a crushing remark (noun.communication)

  Synonym: put-down, squelcher, takedown
  

  source: wordnet30
• an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise (noun.artifact)

  Synonym: squelch circuit, squelcher
  

  source: wordnet30
• A heavy fall, as of something flat; hence, also, a crushing reply. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• suppress or crush completely (verb.change)

  Synonym: quell, quench
  

  Example:
  Squelch any sign of dissent.
  

  source: wordnet30
• make a sucking sound (verb.perception)

  source: wordnet30
• walk through mud or mire (verb.motion)

  Synonym: slop, slosh, splash, splosh, squish
  

  source: wordnet30
• to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition (verb.contact)

  Synonym: crush, mash, squash, squeeze
  

  source: wordnet30
• To quell; to crush; to silence or put down. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To make a sound like that made by the feet of one walking in mud or slush; to make a kind of swashing sound; also, to move with such a sound. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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