(transitive, US) to halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by forceEven the king’s announcement could not squelch the rumors.
Beaumont and FletcherOh 'twas your luck and mine to be squelched.
CarlyleIf you deceive us you will be squelched.
(transitive, radio technology) to suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting the gain of your receiver.
(intransitive, British) to make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy groundThe mud squelched underfoot; it had been raining all night.
Wodehouse Offing|XVI|they both fell into the lake. Reaching the mainland some moments later and squelching back to the house, accompanied by Bobbie, like a couple of Napoleons squelching back from Moscow, ...
(intransitive, British) to walk or step through a substance such as mudThe mud was thick and sticky underfoot, but we squelched through it nonetheless.
