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squelch   (TTS Sound)

The noun squelch has 2 senses

• put-down, squelch, squelcher, takedown -- (a crushing remark)


• squelch circuit, squelch, squelcher -- (an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise)

The verb squelch has 4 senses

• squelch, quell, quench -- (suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion")


• squelch -- (make a sucking sound)


• squelch, squish, splash, splosh, slosh, slop -- (walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow")


• squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze -- (to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon")