squelch vs trudge

squelch and trudge both are nouns.

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

As verbs, trudge is a hypernym of squelch; that is, trudge is a word with a broader meaning than squelch:

Other hypernyms of squelch include footslog, pad, plod, slog, tramp.

squelch (noun)	trudge (noun)
an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise	a long difficult walk
a crushing remark

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