squelch

1. (transitive, US) To halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force.Examples: "Even the king's announcement could not squelch the rumors."; "Oh 'twas your luck and mine to be squelched."; "If you deceive us you will be squelched."Synonyms: quashUStransitive

2. (transitive, radio technology) To suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting a threshold level for signal strength.transitive

3. (intransitive, British) To make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground.Examples: "The mud squelched underfoot; it had been raining all night."; "[After they both fell into the lake.] Reaching the mainland some moments later and squelching back to the house, accompanied by Bobbie, like a couple of Napoleons squelching back from Moscow, [...]"Britishintransitive

4. (intransitive, British) To walk or step through a substance such as mud.Examples: "The mud was thick and sticky underfoot, but we squelched through it nonetheless."Britishintransitive