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Squelch

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quellverb(transitive) To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit.
crushverbA violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
squeezeverb(transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
sloshverb(intransitive, of a liquid) To shift chaotically; to splash noisily.
mashnoun(uncountable) A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state.
splashnoun(onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
slopnoun(South Africa, chiefly in the plural) A flip-flop.
squishnoun(transitive, informal) To squeeze, compress, or crush (especially something moist).
sploshnounTo splash with a heavy splashing sound.
squashnoun(uncountable) A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.
put-downnounAn insult or barb; a snide or demeaning remark.
takedownnounEnforced removal of material from a website, etc.

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WordDefinition
quellverb(transitive) To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit.
crushverbA violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
squeezeverb(transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
takedownnounEnforced removal of material from a website, etc.
squishnoun(transitive, informal) To squeeze, compress, or crush (especially something moist).
put-downnounAn insult or barb; a snide or demeaning remark.
mashnoun(uncountable) A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state.
sploshnounTo splash with a heavy splashing sound.
splashnoun(onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.
sloshverb(intransitive, of a liquid) To shift chaotically; to splash noisily.
slopnoun(South Africa, chiefly in the plural) A flip-flop.
squashnoun(uncountable) A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.
muffleverb(transitive) To wrap (a person, face etc.) in fabric or another covering, for warmth or protection; often with up.
readyverbPrepared for immediate action or use.
binauralOf, relating to, affecting, or designed for use with two ears.
put downverb(idiomatic) To insult, belittle, or demean.
quelchnoun(dialectal) A blow; a bang.
put the kibosh onverb(slang, transitive) To halt, stop, or squelch.
quashverbTo defeat decisively, to suppress.
suppressverbTo put an end to, especially with force, to crush, do away with; to prohibit, subdue.

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