squelcher

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	squelcher - a crushing remark put-down, squelch, takedown derision - contemptuous laughter colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	2.	squelcher - an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise squelch circuit, squelch circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit - an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow