squelch
squelch definition
squelch (skwelc̸h)
noun
- the sound of liquid, mud, slush, etc. moving under pressure or suction, as in wet shoes
- a crushed mass of something
- Informal the act of suppressing or silencing; esp., a crushing retort, answer, rebuke, etc.
Etymology: prob. echoic
transitive verb
- to crush or smash by or as by falling or stamping upon; squash
- Informal to suppress or silence completely and with a crushing effect
intransitive verb
- to walk heavily, as through mud, making a sucking sound
- to make such a sound
Related Forms:
- squelcher squelch′er noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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