squelch

1. 1.

   a crushing remark

   Synonymsput-downsquelchertakedown

   Broaderderision

   colloquialism

2. 2.

   an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise

   Synonymssquelch circuitsquelcher

   Broadercircuit

Other forms of squelch

plural

squelches·

past tense

squelched·

present participle

squelching·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about squelch

What does squelch mean?

squelch means "suppress or crush completely". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in squelch?

squelch has 1 syllable: squelch. In IPA it is /ˈskwɛltʃ/.

What is another word for squelch?

Close synonyms include quell, quench, squish, splash, splosh. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is squelch a common word?

squelch is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.