squelch : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: squelch	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for squelch
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
squelch n a crushing remark [syn: put-down, squelch, squelcher, takedown] an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise Synonym(s): squelch circuit, squelch, squelcher v suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion" Synonym(s): squelch, quell, quench make a sucking sound walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow" Synonym(s): squelch, squish, splash, splosh, slosh, slop to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" Synonym(s): squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Squelch \Squelch\, 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; also, to move with such a sound. He turned and strode to the fire, his boots squelching as he walked. --P. L. Ford. A crazy old collier squelching along under squared yards. --W. C. Russell.
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Squelch \Squelch\, n. A heavy fall, as of something flat; hence, also, a crushing reply. [Colloq.] --Hudibras.