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SQUELCHER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does squelcher mean? 

SQUELCHER (noun)
  The noun SQUELCHER has 2 senses:

1. a crushing remarkplay

2. an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noiseplay

  Familiarity information: SQUELCHER used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SQUELCHER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A crushing remark

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

put-down; squelch; squelcher; takedown

Hypernyms ("squelcher" is a kind of...):

derision (contemptuous laughter)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

Derivation:

squelch (suppress or crush completely)


Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

squelch; squelch circuit; squelcher

Hypernyms ("squelcher" is a kind of...):

circuit; electric circuit; electrical circuit (an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow)

Derivation:

squelch (suppress or crush completely)


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