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English

Verb

In the Context of to halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force
:Even the king’s announcement could not squelch the rumors.
(radio technology) to suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting the gain of your receiver.
In the Context of to make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground
: The mud squelched underfoot; it had been raining all night.
In the Context of to walk or step through a substance such as mud
: The mud was thick and sticky underfoot, but we squelched through it nonetheless.

Synonyms

to halt: quash

Derived terms

squelchy

fr:squelch fi:squelch te:squelch vi:squelch

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Squelch \Squelch\ (skw[e^]lch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Squelched
(skw[e^]lcht); p. pr. & vb. n. Squelching.] [Cf. Prov. E.
quelch a blow, and quell to crush, to kill.]
To quell; to crush; to silence or put down. [Colloq.]
[1913 Webster]

Oh 't was your luck and mine to be squelched. --Beau. &
Fl.
[1913 Webster]

If you deceive us you will be squelched. --Carlyle.
[1913 Webster]

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Squelch \Squelch\, n.
1. A heavy fall, as of something flat.
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2. Hence: A crushing reply; as, the perfect squelch for a
conceited remark. [Colloq.] --Hudibras.
[1913 Webster +PJC]

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Squelch \Squelch\ (skw[e^]lch), v. i. [Perh. imitative. Cf.
Squelch.]
To make a sound like that made by the feet of one walking in
mud or slush; to make a kind of swashing sound; to squish;
also, to move with such a sound.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

He turned and strode to the fire, his boots squelching
as he walked. --P. L. Ford.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

A crazy old collier squelching along under squared
yards. --W. C.
Russell.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

WordNet squelch
n 1: a crushing remark [syn: put-down, squelcher, takedown]
2: an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal
becomes weaker than the noise [syn: squelch circuit, squelcher]
v 1: suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent";
"quench a rebellion" [syn: quell, quench]
2: make a sucking sound
3: walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet
meadow" [syn: squish, splash, splosh, slosh, slop]
4: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or
condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
[syn: squash, crush, mash, squeeze]

Moby Dictionary
answer , answer conclusively , argue down , asphyxiate , assibilate ,
assibilation , barb , black out , bottle up , buzz , censor , choke ,
choke off , clamp down on , comeback , complete answer , confound ,
confounding , confutation , confute , contradict , contradiction ,
controversion , controvert , cork , cork up , crack down on , crush ,
damp down , defeat , demolish , demolition , denial , deny ,
discrediting , dismiss , dispose of , drown , dumbfound ,
effective rejoinder , effervesce , effervescence , effervescing ,
extinguish , finish , fizz , fizzle , fizzling , floor , frication ,
frictional rustling , gag , gibe , hiss , hissing , hold down ,
hugger-mugger , humiliate , hush , hush up , hush-hush , hushing , jibe ,
jump on , keep down , keep under , kill , lisp , muffle , muzzle ,
nonplus , outdo , overcome , overthrow , overthrowal , overturn ,
overwhelm , parry , pour water on , put down , put out , put to silence ,
put-down , quash , quell , quench , quiet , quieten , quip , rebut ,
rebuttal , reduce to silence , refutal , refutation , refute , repress ,
retort , rhonchus , riposte , sally , settle , shoot down , shush ,
shushing , shut down on , shut up , sibilance , sibilate , sibilation ,
siffle , sigmatism , silence , siss , sissing , sit down on , sit on ,
sizz , sizzle , sizzling , smash , smash all opposition , smother ,
sneeze , sneezing , sniff , sniffle , snore , snort , snuff , snuff out ,
snuffle , soft-pedal , spit , splutter , sputter , squash , squish ,
stamp out , stanch , sternutation , stertor , stifle , still , strangle ,
strike dumb , stultify , subdue , subversion , subvert , suffocate ,
suppress , swish , throttle , trample out , trample underfoot ,
undermine , undermining , upset , upsetting , wheeze , whish , whistle ,
whistling , white noise , whiz , whoosh , wisecrack , zip