Definition of Squech
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.
Squelch, n. A heavy fall, as of
something flat; hence, also, a crushing reply. [Colloq.]
Hudibras.
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.
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.
Squelch, n. A heavy fall, as of
something flat; hence, also, a crushing reply. [Colloq.]
Hudibras.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
SQUELCH. A fall. Formerly a bailiff caught in a barrack-
yard in Ireland, was liable by custom to have three tosses
in a blanket, and a squelch; the squelch was given by letting
go the corners of the blanket, and suffering him to
fall to the ground. Squelch-gutted; fat, having a prominent
belly.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- (transitive) to halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force
Even the king's announcement could not squelch the rumors.
- (transitive) (radio technology) to suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting the gain of your receiver.
- (intransitive) to make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground
- (intransitive) to walk or step through a substance such as mud
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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