quelch

English

Etymology

Alteration of squelch, perhaps influenced in form by quench.

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To squelch; to eliminate.
   • 2013, Col. John H. Roush, Jr., World War II Reminiscences, page 450:

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

2. (dialect, intransitive) To make a squelching sound.

Noun

quelch (plural quelches)

1. (dialectal) A blow; a bang.