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Synonyms
squelch (skwĕlch)

[Probably imitative.]

verb: squelched, squelch·ing, squelch·es. 

transitive verb 

  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.

intransitive verb 

To produce a splashing, squishing, or sucking sound, as when walking through ooze.

noun 

  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.

derivatives

squelch́er
noun