Squelch - Definition

n 1: a crushing remark [syn: put-down, squelch, squelcher,
takedown]
2: an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal
becomes weaker than the noise [syn: squelch circuit,
squelch, squelcher]
v 1: suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of
dissent"; "quench a rebellion" [syn: squelch, quell,
quench]
2: make a sucking sound
3: walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet
meadow" [syn: squelch, 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, squelch, mash, squeeze]