vverb.changesuppress or crush completelySynset:quell quench squelch
Examples:- squelch any sign of dissent
- quench a rebellion
Derivationally Related Form:squelchersquelchquelling
Hypernyms:conquer stamp down subdue suppress
Inherited Hypernyms:squelchsuppresscontrolrestrain
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.perceptionmake a sucking soundHypernyms:go sound
Inherited Hypernyms:squelchsoundcause to be perceived
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s
vverb.motionwalk through mud or mireSynset:slop slosh splash splosh squelch squish
Examples:- We had to splosh across the wet meadow
Hypernyms:footslog pad plod slog tramp trudge
Inherited Hypernyms:squelchslogwalktravel
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP | They --- down the river (apply to: squelch)
vverb.contactto compress with violence, out of natural shape or conditionSynset:crush mash squash squeeze squelch
Examples:- crush an aluminum can
- squeeze a lemon
Derivationally Related Form:squeezermashcrushsqueezecrusher
Hypernyms:press
Inherited Hypernyms:squashpresstouch
Direct Hyponyms:stampsteamrollertelescopetreadwring
Full Troponyms:stampsteamrollertelescopetreadwring
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
adj satadj.allsubdued or overcomeSynset:quelled quenched
Examples:- the quelled rebellion
- an uprising quenched almost before it started
- a squelched rumor
Antonyms:publicized
Inherited Hypernyms:quelled
Similar to:suppressed