Thesaurus: squelch

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1. v. t. To quell; to crush; to silence or put down.
2. n. A heavy fall, as of something flat; hence, also, a crushing reply.
3. n. a crushing remark
4. n. an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise
5. v. suppress or crush completely
6. v. make a sucking sound
7. v. walk through mud or mire
8. v. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
9. To quell; to crush; to silence or put down. [Colloq.] Oh 't was your luck and mine to be squelched. Beau. & Fl. If you deceive us you will be squelched. Carlyle. A heavy fall, as of something flat; hence, also, a crushing reply. [Colloq.] Hudibras.
10. To quell; to crush; to silence or put down. [Colloq.]Oh 't was your luck and mine to be squelched. Beau. & Fl.If you deceive us you will be squelched. Carlyle.
11. n:9/v:91 v. suppress or crush completely v. make a sucking sound v. walk through mud or mire