squelcher

Variant of squelch

squelch definition

squelch (skwelc̸h)

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.

Etymology: prob. echoic

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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