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1. Subdued or overcome
   "a squelched rumour"
   - quelled, quenched

1. Suppress or crush completely
   "squelch any sign of dissent"
   - quell, quench
    
2. Make a sucking sound
    
3. Walk through mud or mire
   "We had to squelch across the wet meadow"
   - squish, splash, splosh, slosh, slop
    
4. To compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
   "squelch an aluminium can"
   - squash, crush, mash, squeeze

See also: squelcher, suppressed

Type of: conquer, curb, footslog, go, inhibit, pad, plod, press, slog, sound, stamp down, subdue, suppress, tramp, trudge

Encyclopedia: Squelch