QUELCH

Etymology

Verb

quelch (third-person singular simple present quelches, present participle quelching, simple past and past participle quelched)

(transitive) To squelch; to eliminate.

(dialect, intransitive) To make a squelching sound.

Noun

quelch (plural quelches)

(dialectal) A blow; a bang.

Source: Wiktionary



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