Squelch v. t. [imp. & p. p. Squelched p. pr. & vb. n. Squelching.] To quell; to crush; to silence or put down. [Colloq.]
Oh 't was your luck and mine to be squelched. --Beau. & Fl.
If you deceive us you will be squelched. --Carlyle.
squelched
adj : subdued or overcome; "the quelled rebellion"; "an uprising
quenched almost before it started"; "a squelched rumor"
[syn: quelled, quenched]