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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

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squelch

n squelch [skweltʃ]

the sucking sound made by movement in a thick, sticky substance eg mud. geslodder صَوت التَّخْويض في الوَحل джапане čvachtání svup das Quatschen ρουφηχτός ήχος, πλατσούρισμα lirts, plädin شلپ شلپ lotina bruit de succion קוֹל יְנִיקָה फचफचाहट šljapkanje, gacanje cuppogás bunyi sedotan gutl, skamp (splash) ぴしゃぴしゃという音 철벅철벅하는 소리 žlegsėjimas, šliuksėjimas žļakstēšana; žļurkstēšana berbunyi lecak-lecuk zuigend geluid skvalp(ing) chlupot chape-chape lipăit хлюпанье čvachtanie čmok šljapkanje klafsande เสียงสาดกระเด็น 'şap' sesi (在泥沼地等行走發出的)咯吱聲 хлюпання; брьохання у багнюці کیچڑ میں بھد بھد کرتے ہوءے چلنے کی آواز sự dẫm nát （在泥沼地等行走发出的）咯吱声

v

to make squelches He squelched across the marsh. slodder يَخوضُ في الوَحْل джапам čvachtat se svuppe quatschen πλατσαρίζω pladistama شلپ شلپ كردن lotista patauger (flic flac en faisant) לְהַשמִיע קוֹל יְנִיקָה फच-फच करना šljapkati cuppog berkecupak skvampa, ösla (fare splash) ぴしゃぴしゃと進む 철벅철벅 걷다 žlegsėti, šliuksėti žļurkstēt; žļurkstināt berjalan lecak-lecuk ploeteren skvalpe chlupotać chapinhar a se bălăci хлюпать čvachtať sa čmokati šljapkati klafsa เกิดเสียงสาดกระเด็น şap şap yürümek (在泥沼地)咯吱咯吱地走 брьохати по багнюці مکمل طور پر کچل دینا dẫm, đè bẹp （在泥沼地）咯吱咯吱地走