a crushing remark

[ Syn: put-down , squelcher , takedown ]

an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise

[ Syn: squelch circuit , squelcher ]

suppress or crush completely; squelch any sign of dissent; quench a rebellion

[ Syn: quell , quench ]

make a sucking sound

walk through mud or mire; We had to splosh across the wet meadow

[ Syn: squish , splash , splosh , slosh , slop ]

to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; crush an aluminum can; squeeze a lemon

[ Syn: squash , crush , mash , squeeze ]