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squelch::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | squelch circuit, squelcher |
| Type of | circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit |
Examples of squelch
squelch
Mr Kostov on taking office made exactly the same promises to squelch corruption.
From the economist.com
He said Obama left the rebels without backup and Gadhafi ready to squelch them.
From the kentucky.com
Then they start to invade privacy to maintain their power and squelch opposition.
From the economist.com
Some work looks at the ways people are able to squelch the impulse to lash out.
From the kansas.com
A cacophony of children splash, squelch and squeal as they frolic in the water.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
There's none of that squelch on the bottom, where it has rested on the cardboard.
From the guardian.co.uk
That makes cancer cells effectively immortal unless doctors manage to squelch them.
From the sciencedaily.com
The Fed is more powerful than I am, and they were able to squelch it before.
From the post-gazette.com
It literally takes millions of Romney's dollars to squelch Gingrich's voice.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Put-down: a crushing remark
- Suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
- Squelch circuit: an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise
- Make a sucking sound
- Walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"
- Squash: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
- (squelched) quelled: subdued or overcome; "the quelled rebellion"; "an uprising quenched almost before it started"; "a squelched rumor"
- In telecommunications, squelch is a circuit function that acts to suppress the audio (or video) output of a receiver in the absence of a sufficiently strong desired input signal.
- A squelching sound; to halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force; to suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting the gain of your receiver; to make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground; to walk or step ...
