what does squelch mean?
SQUELCH as NOUN
- Meaning
- an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise
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Hypernyms(s) squelch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) squelch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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SQUELCH as VERB
- Meaning
- suppress or crush completely
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- squelch any sign of dissent
- quench a rebellion
Hypernyms(s) squelch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
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- crush an aluminum can
- squeeze a lemon
Hypernyms(s) squelch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- We had to splosh across the wet meadow
Hypernyms(s) squelch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
Hypernyms(s) squelch is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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