squelch
1. a crushing remark • Syn: put-down, squelcher, takedown • Derivationally related forms: take down (for: takedown), squelch (for: squelcher), put down (for: put-down) • Usage Domain: colloquialism • Hypernyms: derision 2. an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise • Syn: squelch circuit, squelcher • Derivationally related forms: squelch (for: squelcher) • Hypernyms: circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit
1. suppress or crush completely (Freq. 1) - squelch any sign of dissent - quench a rebellion • Syn: quell, quench • Derivationally related forms: quelling (for: quell), squelcher • Hypernyms: suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something 2. make a sucking sound • Hypernyms: sound, go • Verb Frames: - Something ----s - Somebody ----s 3. walk through mud or mire - We had to splosh across the wet meadow • Syn: squish, splash, splosh, slosh, slop • Hypernyms: slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s - Somebody ----s PP - They squelch down the river 4. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition - crush an aluminum can - squeeze a lemon • Syn: squash, crush, mash, squeeze • Derivationally related forms: squeeze (for: squeeze), squeezer (for: squeeze), mash (for: mash), crush (for: crush), crusher (for: crush) • Hypernyms: press • Hyponyms: wring, stamp, steamroller, tread, telescope • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody - Something ----s somebody - Something ----s something
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