'Squelch' definitions:
Definition of 'squelch'
(from WordNet)
noun
noun
An electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise [syn: squelch circuit, squelch, squelcher]
verb
Suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion" [syn: squelch, quell, quench]
verb
Make a sucking sound
verb
Walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow" [syn: squelch, squish, splash, splosh, slosh, slop]
verb
Definition of 'Squelch'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'Squelch'
From: GCIDE
- Squelch \Squelch\, n.
- 1. A heavy fall, as of something flat. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence: A crushing reply; as, the perfect squelch for a conceited remark. [Colloq.] --Hudibras. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Definition of 'Squelch'
From: GCIDE
- 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.]
Synonyms of 'squelch'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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