squelch

Nouns

(n) a crushing remark put-down, squelcher, takedown,
(n) an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise squelch circuit, squelcher,

Verbs

(v) suppress or crush completely
- squelch any sign of dissent
- quench a rebellion
quell, quench,
(v) make a sucking sound
(v) walk through mud or mire
- We had to splosh across the wet meadow
squish, slop, slosh, splash, splosh,
(v) to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
- crush an aluminum can
- squeeze a lemon
mash, squash, squeeze, crush,

Synonyms

quell quench put-down squelcher takedown squelch circuit squish slop slosh splash splosh mash squash squeeze crush

Words of close approximity

squelch circuit squelched squelcher