4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Squelch  \Squelch\,  v.  i.  [Perh.  imitative.  Cf  {Squelch}.] 
  To  make  a  sound  like  that  made  by  the  feet  of  one  walking  in 
  mud  or  slush;  to  make  a  kind  of  swashing  sound;  also  to  move 
  with  such  a  sound. 
 
  He  turned  and  strode  to  the  fire,  his  boots  squelching 
  as  he  walked.  --P.  L.  Ford. 
 
  A  crazy  old  collier  squelching  along  under  squared 
  yards.  --W.  C. 
  Russell. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Squelch  \Squelch\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Squelched};  p.  pr  &  vb 
  n.  {Squelching}.]  [Cf.  prov.  E.  quelch  a  blow,  and  quel  to 
  crush,  to  kill.] 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Squelch  \Squelch\,  n. 
  A  heavy  fall,  as  of  something  flat;  hence  also  a  crushing 
  reply.  [Colloq.]  --Hudibras. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  squelch 
  n  :  (informal)  a  crushing  remark  [syn:  {put-down},  {takedown}] 
  v  1:  suppress  or  crush  completely;  "squelch  any  sign  of  dissent" 
  [syn:  {quell}] 
  2:  make  a  sucking  sound 
  3:  walk  through  mud  or  mire;  "We  had  to  splosh  across  the  wet 
  meadow"  [syn:  {squish},  {splash},  {splosh},  {slosh},  {slop}] 
  4:  to  compress  with  violence,  out  of  natural  shape  or 
  condition;  "crush  an  aluminum  can";  "squeeze  a  lemon" 
  [syn:  {squash},  {crush},  {mash},  {squeeze}] 

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