Quash vs. Squelch

Quashverb

To defeat forcibly.

Quashverb

To crush or dash to pieces.

Quashverb

(legal) To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.).

Quashnoun

Same as Squash.

Quashverb

To abate, annul, overthrow, or make void; as, to quash an indictment.

Quashverb

To beat down, or beat in pieces; to dash forcibly; to crush.

Quashverb

To crush; to subdue; to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely; as, to quash a rebellion.

Quashverb

To be shaken, or dashed about, with noise.

Quashverb

put down by force or intimidation;

Quashverb

declare invalid;

Squelchverb

to halt, stop, eliminate, stamp out, or put down, often suddenly or by force

Squelchverb

to suppress the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting a threshold level for signal strength, below which the signal is suppressed by applying a gain of zero, and above which a positive (and linear from zero) gain is applied.

Squelchverb

to make a sucking, splashing noise as when walking on muddy ground

Squelchverb

to walk or step through a substance such as mud

Squelchnoun

(countable) A squelching sound.

Squelchnoun

(radio technology) The suppression of the unwanted hiss or static between received transmissions by adjusting the gain of the receiver.

Squelchnoun

A heavy blow or fall.

Squelchnoun

A kind of electronic beat used in acid house and related music genres.

Squelchverb

To quell; to crush; to silence or put down.

Squelchverb

To make a sound like that made by the feet of one walking in mud or slush; to make a kind of swashing sound; to squish; also, to move with such a sound.

Squelchnoun

A heavy fall, as of something flat.

Squelchnoun

A crushing reply; as, the perfect squelch for a conceited remark.

Squelchnoun

a crushing remark

Squelchnoun

an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise

Squelchverb

suppress or crush completely;

Squelchverb

make a sucking sound

Squelchverb

walk through mud or mire;

Squelchverb

to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition;

Squelch

In telecommunications, squelch is a circuit function that acts to suppress the audio (or video) output of a receiver in the absence of a strong input signal. Essentially, squelch is a specialized type of noise gate designed to suppress weak signals.