squelch

squelch is a 7-letter English word with 8 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To quell; to crush; to silence or put down. Face value is 21 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 21 · Words With Friends 23 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To quell; to crush; to silence or put down.
2. noun. A heavy fall, as of something flat; hence, also, a crushing reply.
3. noun. an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise

   Synonyms: squelcher

4. noun. a crushing remark

   Synonyms: squelcher, takedown

5. verb. suppress or crush completely

   "squelch any sign of dissent"

   "quench a rebellion"

   Synonyms: quell, quench

6. verb. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

   "crush an aluminum can"

   "squeeze a lemon"

   Synonyms: crush, mash, squash, squeeze

7. verb. walk through mud or mire

   "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"

   Synonyms: slop, slosh, splash, splosh, squish

8. verb. make a sucking sound

Synonyms

squelcher, takedown, quell, quench, crush, mash, squash, squeeze, slop, slosh, splash, splosh, squish

Common word forms

squelched, squelcher, squelches, squelching

Words from these letters

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