English
Verb
to squelch (squelches, squelched, squelching)
- context|transitive|US to halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force
#:Even the king�s announcement could not squelch the rumors.
- transitive (radio technology) to suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting the gain of your receiver.
- context|intransitive|UK to make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground
#: The mud squelched underfoot; it had been raining all night.
- context|intransitive|UK to walk or step through a substance such as mud
#: The mud was thick and sticky underfoot, but we squelched through it nonetheless.
Synonyms
to halt: quash
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