squelch

[1]	suppress , subdue , put down , quell , quash , defeat , overcome , outdo , humiliate , (Colloq) shoot/slap down , take down a peg (or two) , take the wind out of (someone's) sails , settle (someone's) hash
[2]	quell , quench
[3]	squish , splash , splosh , slosh , slop
[4]	squash , crush , mash , squeeze

[1]	put-down , squelcher , takedown
[2]	squelch circuit , riposte , retort , squelcher , comeback , quip , sally , gibe/jibe , barb , (Colloq) wisecrack , put-down