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  1. 1. v. t. To quell; to crush; to silence or put down. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A heavy fall, as of something flat; hence, also, a crushing reply. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. a crushing remark Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise Source: wordnet
  5. 5. v. suppress or crush completely Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. make a sucking sound Source: wordnet
  7. 7. v. walk through mud or mire Source: wordnet
  8. 8. v. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition Source: wordnet
  9. 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. Source: webster
  10. 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. Source: adambom
  11. 11. n:9/v:91 v. suppress or crush completely v. make a sucking sound v. walk through mud or mire Source: ecdict

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