Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Squelch
Squelch
(skwĕlch)
, Verb.
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.]
Oh ’t was your luck and mine to be
squelched
. Beau. & Fl.
If you deceive us you will be
squelched
. Carlyle.
Squelch
,Noun.
1.
A heavy fall, as of something flat.
Webster 1828 Edition
Squelch
SQUELCH
, SQUELSH,Verb.
T.