Decrease and Squelch

noun

• A change downward.
  • usage: "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
  • synonyms: lessening, drop-off
• A process of becoming smaller or shorter.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The amount by which something decreases.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The act of decreasing or reducing something.
  • synonyms: diminution, reduction, step-down

verb

• Decrease in size, extent, or range.
  • usage: "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
  • synonyms: diminish, lessen, fall
• Make smaller.
  • usage: "He decreased his staff"
  • synonyms: lessen, minify

• (v.t.) To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means.
• (v.) A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength.
• (n.) To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc. or in strength, quality or excellence; as, they days decrease in length from June to December.
• (v.) The wane of the moon.

noun

• A crushing remark.
  • synonyms: put-down, squelcher, takedown
• An electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise.
  • synonyms: squelch circuit, squelcher

verb

• Suppress or crush completely.
  • usage: "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
  • synonyms: quell, quench
• Make a sucking sound.
• Walk through mud or mire.
  • usage: "We had to splosh across the wet meadow"
  • synonyms: squish, splash, splosh, slosh, slop
• To compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition.
  • usage: "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
  • synonyms: squash, crush, mash, squeeze

• (v.i.) To make a sound like that made by the feet of one walking in mud or slush; to make a kind of swashing sound; also, to move with such a sound.
• (n.) A heavy fall, as of something flat; hence, also, a crushing reply.
• (v.t.) To quell; to crush; to silence or put down.