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squelch

/ squelch /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
suppress or crush completely
"squelch any sign of dissent"
"quench a rebellion"
Type of:
suppress stamp down inhibit
Derived:
suppression crushing quelling stifling put-down
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
walk through mud or mire
"We had to splosh across the wet meadow"
Type of:
slog footslog plod
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
make a sucking sound
Type of:
sound go
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 4
an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise
Type of:
circuit electrical circuit electric circuit
Derived:
quell quench
noun Sense 5
a crushing remark
Type of:
derision
Derived:
take down degrade disgrace demean put down
Domain:
colloquialism
verb Sense 6
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
"crush an aluminum can"
"squeeze a lemon"
Type of:
press
Kinds of:
wring stamp steamroller tread telescope
Derived:
squeeze wring squeezer mash crush
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
75%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
35
Times Searched
3
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suppress stamp down inhibit slog footslog plod sound go circuit electrical circuit electric circuit derision