Squelched : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Squelched	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Squelched
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
squelched adj subdued or overcome; "the quelled rebellion"; "an uprising quenched almost before it started"; "a squelched rumor" Synonym(s): quelled, quenched, squelched
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Squelch \Squelch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squelched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Squelching}.] [Cf. prov. E. quelch a blow, and quel to crush, to kill.] 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.