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squelch

(skw/E/l/tS/ )

a crushing remark(noun.communication)

Synonym:
put-down, squelcher, takedown

source: wordnet30
an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
squelch circuit, squelcher

source: wordnet30
A heavy fall, as of something flat; hence, also, a crushing reply.(noun)

source: webster1913

suppress or crush completely(verb.change)

Example:
Squelch any sign of dissent.

Synonym:
quell, quench

source: wordnet30
make a sucking sound(verb.perception)

source: wordnet30
walk through mud or mire(verb.motion)

Synonym:
slop, slosh, splash, splosh, squish

source: wordnet30
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition(verb.contact)

Synonym:
crush, mash, squash, squeeze

source: wordnet30
To quell; to crush; to silence or put down.(verb)

source: webster1913
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.(verb)

source: webster1913

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