squelch, put-down, squelcher, takedown
(noun) a crushing remark
squelch, quell, quench
(verb) suppress or crush completely; “squelch any sign of dissent”; “quench a rebellion”
squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze
(verb) to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; “crush an aluminum can”; “squeeze a lemon”
squelch, squish, splash, splosh, slosh, slop
(verb) walk through mud or mire; “We had to splosh across the wet meadow”
squelch
(verb) make a sucking sound
Source: WordNet® 3.1
squelch (third-person singular simple present squelches, present participle squelching, simple past and past participle squelched)
(transitive, US) to halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force
(transitive, radio technology) to suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting a threshold level for signal strength, below which the signal is suppressed by applying a gain of zero, and above which a positive (and linear from zero) gain is applied.
(intransitive, British) to make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground
(intransitive, British) to walk or step through a substance such as mud
• (to halt): quash
squelch (countable and uncountable, plural squelches)
(countable) A squelching sound.
(radio technology) The suppression of the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting the gain of the receiver.
(countable, dated) A heavy blow or fall.
(countable, music) A kind of electronic beat used in acid house and related music genres.
Source: Wiktionary
Squelch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Squelched; p. pr. & vb. n. Squelching.] Etym: [Cf. prov. E. quelch a blow, and quel to crush, to kill.]
Definition: To quell; to crush; to silence or put down. [Colloq.] Oh 't was your luck and mine to be squelched. Beau. & Fl. If you deceive us you will be squelched. Carlyle.
Squelch, n.
Definition: A heavy fall, as of something flat; hence, also, a crushing reply. [Colloq.] Hudibras.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 January 2025
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
