Squelch

Definition of Squelch

Pronunciation: skwĕlch

v. t.	1.	To quell; to crush; to silence or put down. [imp. & p. p. Squelched (skwĕlcht); p. pr. & vb. n. Squelching.] Oh 't was your luck and mine to be squelched. - Beau. & Fl. If you deceive us you will be squelched. - Carlyle.
n.	1.	A heavy fall, as of something flat.
	2.	A crushing reply; as, the perfect squelch for a conceited remark.
v. i.	1.	To make a sound like that made by the feet of one walking in mud or slush; to make a kind of swashing sound; to squish; also, to move with such a sound. He turned and strode to the fire, his boots squelching as he walked. - P. L. Ford. A crazy old collier squelching along under squared yards. - W. C. Russell.

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