to squelch through the mud

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• squelch´er — squelch «skwehlch», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to cause to be silent; crush: »to squelch an annoying child. She squelched him with a look of contempt. 2. to strike or press on with crushing force; put down; squash; suppress: »to squelch a student… …   Useful english dictionary

• squelch — [skwelch] n. [prob. echoic] 1. the sound of liquid, mud, slush, etc. moving under pressure or suction, as in wet shoes 2. a crushed mass of something 3. Informal the act of suppressing or silencing; esp., a crushing retort, answer, rebuke, etc.… …   English World dictionary

• squelch — I. verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1624 transitive verb 1. a. to fall or stamp on so as to crush b. (1) to completely suppress ; quell < squelch resistance > (2) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• squelch — verb (I) 1 to make a sucking sound by walking in soft wet mud (+ through/along/up): We squelched up the sodden path. 2 (T) AmE to stop something such as an idea from continuing to develop or spread: Such rigid teaching methods only serve to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• squash — I. verb Etymology: alteration of Middle English squachen to crush, annul, from Anglo French esquacher, from Old French es ex + quachier to hide from view, from Vulgar Latin *coacticare to press together more at cache Date: 1565 transitive verb 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• Ixopo, KwaZulu-Natal — Ixopo is a town situated on a tributary of the Mkhomazi River in the midlands of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa and forms part of an important sugar farming, and forestry area. Ixopo was surveyed in 1878 and was initially called Stuartstown. Its… …   Wikipedia

• walk — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ramble, stroll, promenade, wander, saunter, travel(on foot), march, parade, tramp, hike, constitutional (inf.); path[way]; gait, carriage, tread, pace, step; calling, occupation; sphere, province,… …   English dictionary for students