Squelch

Quick meaning: Squelch is a verb meaning (transitive, US) To halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force.

Meaning

(transitive, US) To halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive, British) To make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground.
2. (intransitive, British) To walk or step through a substance such as mud.
3. (countable) A squelching sound.
4. (radio technology) The suppression of the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting the gain of the receiver.
5. (countable, dated) A heavy blow or fall.
6. (countable, music) A kind of electronic beat or sound mainly used in acid house and related music genres.
7. (transitive, radio technology) To suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting a threshold level for signal strength.

Example Sentences

If you deceive us you will be squelched.

Oh 'twas your luck and mine to be squelched.

Even the king's announcement could not squelch the rumors.

The mud squelched underfoot; it had been raining all night.

Word Forms

• squelches
• squelching
• squelched

Synonyms for squelch

Depending on context, synonyms include quash, quell, crush, squeeze, slosh, mash.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include quell, crush, squeeze, takedown, squish, put-down.

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