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Squelch (skwĕlch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Squelched (skwĕlcht); p. pr. & vb. n. Squelching.] [Cf. Prov. E. quelch a blow, and quell to crush, to kill.] To quell; to crush; to silence or put down. [Colloq.]
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Oh 't was your luck and mine to be squelched. Beau. & Fl.
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If you deceive us you will be squelched. Carlyle.
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Squelch, n. 1. A heavy fall, as of something flat.
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2. Hence: A crushing reply; as, the perfect squelch for a conceited remark. [Colloq.] Hudibras.
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Squelch (skwĕlch), 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; to squish; also, to move with such a sound.
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He turned and strode to the fire, his boots squelching as he walked. P. L. Ford.
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A crazy old collier squelching along under squared yards. W. C. Russell.
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