squelch Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Squelch transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. prov. E. quelch a blow, and quel to crush, to kill.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Squelched ; present participle & verbal noun Squelching
Definitions
  1. 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.
Squelch noun
Definitions
  1. A heavy fall, as of something flat; hence, also, a crushing reply. Colloq. Hudibras.

Webster 1913