squelch

squelch  (skwlch)

v. squelched, squelch·ing, squelch·es

v.tr.

1. To crush by or as if by trampling; squash.

2. To put down or silence, as with a crushing retort: squelch a rumor.

3. To suppress or inhibit: a protein that squelches gene transcription.

v.intr.

To produce a splashing, squishing, or sucking sound, as when walking through ooze.

n.

1. A squishing sound.

2. A crushing reply.

3. An electric circuit that cuts off a radio receiver when the signal is too weak for reception of anything but noise.

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[Probably imitative.]

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squelcher n.

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squelch

Verb

1. to make a wet sucking noise, such as by walking through mud

2. Informal to silence (someone) with a sarcastic or wounding reply

Noun

a squelching sound [imitative]

squelchy adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	squelch - a crushing remark put-down, squelcher, takedown derision - contemptuous laughter colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	2.	squelch - an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise squelch circuit, squelcher circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit - an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
Verb	1.	squelch - suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion" quell, quench conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, subdue, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
	2.	squelch - make a sucking sound sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	3.	squelch - walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow" squish, slop, slosh, splash, splosh footslog, plod, trudge, slog, tramp, pad - walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"
	4.	squelch - to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" mash, squash, squeeze, crush wring - twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels" press - exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot" stamp - crush or grind with a heavy instrument; "stamp fruit extract the juice" steamroller - crush with a steamroller as if to level; "steamroller the road" tread - crush as if by treading on; "tread grapes to make wine" telescope - crush together or collapse; "In the accident, the cars telescoped"; "my hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack"

Translations

squelch [skwɛltʃ] vi → chapotear

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squelch [skwɛltʃ] vi → faire un bruit de succion; patauger

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squelch [skwɛltʃ] vi (mud etc) → quatschen

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squelch [skwɛltʃ] vi → fare ciac; sguazzare