(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Squelch.

abbreviation abridgment bamboo curtain barrier of secrecy blackout block blockage blocking blue-penciling bowdlerization cancellation censoring crackdown crushing curtain deletion editing erasure expurgation extinguishment hush-up inhibition iron curtain ironbound security oath of secrecy official secrecy omission pall psychological block putting down quashing quelling quenching repression resistance restraint seal of secrecy security smashing smothering squashing squelching stifling strangling striking subdual suffocating suppression throttling veil veil of secrecy wraps