Hypertext Webster Gateway: "squelch"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Squelch \Squelch\, v. i. [Perh. imitative. Cf. {Squelch}.]
To make a sound like that made by the feet of one walking in
mud or slush; to make a kind of swashing sound; also, to move
with such a sound.
He turned and strode to the fire, his boots squelching
as he walked. --P. L. Ford.
A crazy old collier squelching along under squared
yards. --W. C.
Russell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Squelch \Squelch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squelched}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Squelching}.] [Cf. prov. E. quelch a blow, and quel to
crush, to kill.]
To quell; to crush; to silence or put down. [Colloq.]
Oh 't was your luck and mine to be squelched. --Beau. &
Fl.
If you deceive us you will be squelched. --Carlyle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Squelch \Squelch\, n.
A heavy fall, as of something flat; hence, also, a crushing
reply. [Colloq.] --Hudibras.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
squelch
n 1: (informal) a crushing remark [syn: {put-down}, {squelcher},
{takedown}]
2: an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal
becomes weaker than the noise [syn: {squelch circuit}, {squelcher}]
v 1: suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent";
"quench a rebellion" [syn: {quell}, {quench}]
2: make a sucking sound
3: walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet
meadow" [syn: {squish}, {splash}, {splosh}, {slosh}, {slop}]
4: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or
condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
[syn: {squash}, {crush}, {mash}, {squeeze}]
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