squelch
to strike or press with crushing force; crush down; squash.
to put down, suppress, or silence, as with a crushing retort or argument.
to make a splashing sound.
to tread heavily in water, mud, wet shoes, etc., with such a sound.
a squelched or crushed mass of anything.
a splashing sound.
an act of squelching or suppressing, as by a crushing retort or argument.
Also called squelch circuit, noise suppressor. Electronics. a circuit in a receiver, as a radio receiver, that automatically reduces or eliminates noise when the receiver is tuned to a frequency at which virtually no carrier wave occurs.
Origin of squelch
1Other words from squelch
- squelcher, noun
- squelch·ing·ly, adverb
- squelch·ing·ness, noun
- un·squelched, adjective
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How to use squelch in a sentence
And nothing squelches education, or the desire for education, like stifling discourse.
Dear Jews: Stop Trying to Make People Shut Up | Emily L. Hauser | December 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“I guess the return of the jewels squelches the Macdougal theory,” he remarked.
The Black Box | E. Phillips OppenheimIf he tries to, and if it isn't what pleases other people, the Parliament or something squelches him.
The Story Girl | Lucy Maud Montgomery
British Dictionary definitions for squelch
/ (skwɛltʃ) /
(intr) to walk laboriously through soft wet material or with wet shoes, making a sucking noise
(intr) to make such a noise
(tr) to crush completely; squash
(tr) informal to silence, as by a crushing retort
a squelching sound
something that has been squelched
electronics a circuit that cuts off the audio-frequency amplifier of a radio receiver in the absence of an input signal, in order to suppress background noise
informal a crushing remark
Origin of squelch
1Derived forms of squelch
- squelcher, noun
- squelching, adjective
- squelchy, adjective
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