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.
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Squelch, n.
A heavy fall, as of something flat; hence, also, a crushing reply. [Colloq.] Hudibras.
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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.
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