squelcher
1. a crushing remark • Syn: put-down, squelch, takedown • Derivationally related forms: take down (for: takedown), squelch, squelch (for: squelch), 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, squelch • Derivationally related forms: squelch • Hypernyms: circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit
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