squelch (
http://definr.com/squelch)
n 1: (informal) a crushing remark [syn:
put-down,
squelcher,
takedown]
2: an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal
becomes weaker than the noise [syn:
squelch circuit,
squelcher]
v 1: suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent";
"quench a rebellion" [syn:
quell,
quench]
2: make a sucking sound
3: walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet
meadow" [syn:
squish,
splash,
splosh,
slosh,
slop]
4: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or
condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
[syn:
squash,
crush,
mash,
squeeze]