squelch

Meaning

Verb

1. (US, transitive) To halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force.
2. (transitive) To suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting a threshold level for signal strength.
3. (British, intransitive) To make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground.
4. (British, intransitive) To walk or step through a substance such as mud.

Noun

1. (countable) A squelching sound.
2. (countable, uncountable) The suppression of the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting the gain of the receiver.
3. (countable, dated) A heavy blow or fall.
4. (countable) A kind of electronic beat or sound mainly used in acid house and related music genres.

Synonyms

crush

squash

squelcher

mash

curb

restrain

repress

oppress

smash

squeeze

control

stifle

hold back

brake

bridle

check

dash

💨

detain

gurgle

inhibit

kill

🔪🩸👤

overwhelm

quash

quell

quench

retain

silence

slop

slosh

smoother

splash

splosh

squish

stem

suffocate

suppress

takedown

put-down

squelch circuit

moderate

muffle

murder

muting

obtund

cease

overbear

beat

pound

💷

pulverise

pulverize

Translations

écraser

esmagar

unterdrücken

erpressen

im Zaum halten

aixafar

bezähmen

bändigen

esclafar

drosseln

oprimir

im Zaume halten

abbremsen

aufzäumen

bremsen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskwɛlt͡ʃ/

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps a blend of squash + quell + quench. Compare also English squolsh, English squoosh.