From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.]
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Oh 't was your luck and mine to be squelched. --Beau. &
Fl.
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If you deceive us you will be squelched. --Carlyle.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Squelch \Squelch\, n.
1. A heavy fall, as of something flat.
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2. Hence: A crushing reply; as, the perfect squelch for a
conceited remark. [Colloq.] --Hudibras.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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He turned and strode to the fire, his boots squelching
as he walked. --P. L. Ford.
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A crazy old collier squelching along under squared
yards. --W. C.
Russell.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
squelch
n 1: a crushing remark [syn: put-down, squelch, squelcher,
takedown]
2: an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal
becomes weaker than the noise [syn: squelch circuit,
squelch, squelcher]
v 1: suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of
dissent"; "quench a rebellion" [syn: squelch, quell,
quench]
2: make a sucking sound
3: walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet
meadow" [syn: squelch, squish, splash, splosh,
slosh, slop]
4: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition;
"crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" [syn: squash,
crush, squelch, mash, squeeze]