Definition of squelch Squelch
/skwษหlสง/ - [skwelch] - squelch
We found 14 definitions of squelch from 6 different sources.
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What does squelch mean?
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| squelch - suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion" | ||
| quell, quench | ||
| stamp down, conquer, curb, inhibit, suppress, subdue overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country" | ||
| squelch - walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow" | ||
| squish, splash, splosh, slosh, slop | ||
| footslog, plod, trudge, slog, pad, tramp walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" | ||
| squelch - make a sucking sound | ||
| sound, go appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting" | ||
| squelch - to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" | ||
| squash, crush, mash, squeeze | ||
| press place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure; "pressed flowers" | ||
| wring twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand" | ||
| stamp destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot; "Stamp fascism into submission"; "stamp out tyranny" | ||
| steamroller overwhelm by using great force; "steamroller the opposition" | ||
| tread brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center | ||
| telescope make smaller or shorter; "the novel was telescoped into a short play" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- squelch (Noun)
A squelching sound. - squelch (Verb)
To halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out , or put down , often suddenly or by force. - squelch (Verb)
To suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting the gain of your receiver. - squelch (Verb)
To make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground. - squelch (Verb)
To walk or step through a substance such as mud.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary ๐
- squelch (v. t.)
To quell; to crush; to silence or put down. - squelch (n.)
A heavy fall, as of something flat; hence, also, a crushing reply.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary ๐
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squelch
skwelch, n. a heavy blow or a heavy fall.โv.t. to crush down
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue ๐
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squelch
A fall. Formerly a bailiff caught in a barrack-yard in Ireland, was liable by custom to have three tosses in a blanket, and a squelch; the squelch was given by letting go the corners of the blanket, and suffering him to fall to the ground. Squelch-gutted; fat, having a prominent belly.
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