plod vs squelch

plod and squelch both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plod	Yes	No	Yes	No
squelch	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, squelch is a hyponym of plod; that is, squelch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plod:

Other hyponyms of plod include slop, slosh, splash, splosh, squish.

plod (noun)	squelch (noun)
the act of walking with a slow heavy gait	an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise
	a crushing remark

plod (verb)	squelch (verb)
walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud	suppress or crush completely
	to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
	walk through mud or mire
	make a sucking sound