squelch
     n 1: a crushing remark [syn: {put-down}, {squelcher}, {takedown}]
     2: an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal
        becomes weaker than the noise [syn: {squelch circuit}, {squelcher}]
     v 1: suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent";
          "quench a rebellion" [syn: {quell}, {quench}]
     2: make a sucking sound
     3: walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet
        meadow" [syn: {squish}, {splash}, {splosh}, {slosh}, {slop}]
     4: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or
        condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
        [syn: {squash}, {crush}, {mash}, {squeeze}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0