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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
squelch
1. a crushing remark
• Syn:
put-down, squelcher, takedown
• Derivationally related forms:
take down (for: takedown), squelch (for: squelcher), put down (for: put-down)
• Usage Domain:
colloquialism
• Hypernyms:
derision
2. an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise
• Syn:
squelch circuit, squelcher
• Derivationally related forms:
squelch (for: squelcher)
• Hypernyms:
circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit
1. suppress or crush completely (Freq. 1)
- squelch any sign of dissent
- quench a rebellion
• Syn:
quell, quench
• Derivationally related forms:
quelling (for: quell), squelcher
• Hypernyms:
suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. make a sucking sound
• Hypernyms:
sound, go
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
3. walk through mud or mire
- We had to splosh across the wet meadow
• Syn:
squish, splash, splosh, slosh, slop
• Hypernyms:
slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- They squelch down the river
4. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
- crush an aluminum can
- squeeze a lemon
• Syn:
squash, crush, mash, squeeze
• Derivationally related forms:
squeeze (for: squeeze), squeezer (for: squeeze), mash (for: mash), crush (for: crush), crusher (for: crush)
• Hypernyms:
press
• Hyponyms:
wring, stamp, steamroller, tread, telescope
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
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