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Noun squelch has 2 senses
- put-down, squelch, squelcher, takedown - a crushing remark
--1 is a kind of derision
- squelch circuit, squelch, squelcher - an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise
--2 is a kind of circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit
Verb squelch has 4 senses
- squelch, quell, quench - suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
--1 is one way to suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- squelch - make a sucking sound
--2 is one way to sound, go
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- squelch, squish, splash, splosh, slosh, slop - walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"
--3 is one way to slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp
Sample sentence:
They squelch down the river
- squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze - to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
--4 is one way to press
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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