squelch

noun

1. the sound of liquid, mud, slush, etc. moving under pressure or suction, as in wet shoes
2. a crushed mass of something
3. Informal the act of suppressing or silencing; esp., a crushing retort, answer, rebuke, etc.

transitive verb

1. to crush or smash by or as by falling or stamping upon; squash
2. Informal to suppress or silence completely and with a crushing effect

intransitive verb

1. to walk heavily, as through mud, making a sucking sound
2. to make such a sound