quelch

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verb

To squelch; to eliminate.

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Meanings

verbquelch (third-person singular simple present quelches, present participle quelching, simple past and past participle quelched)

present singular third person quelches · participle present quelching · participle past quelched · past quelched

  1. transitiveTo squelch; to eliminate.

    We are proud to have had a part in quelching the evil ideologies that brought so much suffering to mankind.

    2013, Col. John H. Roush, Jr., World War II Reminiscences, page 450
  2. dialectalintransitiveTo make a squelching sound.
nounquelch (plural quelches)

plural quelches

  1. dialectalA blow; a bang.

Origin

Alteration of squelch, perhaps influenced in form by quench.

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APA

quelch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quelch

MLA

“quelch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quelch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quelch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quelch.

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