squelch
noun
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an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noisesquelch circuit
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a crushing remarksquelchertakedownput-down
verb
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suppress or crush completely“squelch any sign of dissent”quenchquell
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to compress with violence, out of natural shape or conditionsqueeze
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walk through mud or miresplash
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make a sucking sound