Squelch
Pronunciation : Squelch
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. prov. E. quelch a blow, and quel to crush, to kill.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Squelched; p. pr. & vb. n. Squelching.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Squelch
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A heavy fall, as of something flat; hence, also, a crushing reply. [Colloq.] Hudibras.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913