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quench (verb)

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  • quench — ► VERB 1) satisfy (thirst) by drinking. 2) satisfy (a desire). 3) extinguish (a fire). 4) stifle (a feeling). 5) rapidly cool (hot metal). 6) Physics & Electronics suppress or damp (luminescence, an oscillation, etc.). DERIVA …   English terms dictionary

  • quench — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cwencan; akin to Old English cwincan to vanish, Old Frisian quinka Date: 12th century transitive verb 1. a. put out, extinguish b. to put out the light or fire of < quench glowing coals with water… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • quench — [ kwentʃ ] verb transitive 1. ) if you quench your THIRST, you drink something so that you do not feel thirsty anymore a ) used about other types of feelings or needs: Books have traditionally quenched a child s thirst for knowledge. 2. ) OLD… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • quench — verb (T) 1 quench your thirst to stop yourself from feeling thirsty: Iced tea really quenches your thirst. 2 quench a fire to make a fire stop burning …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • quench — verb Quench is used with these nouns as the object: ↑flame, ↑thirst …   Collocations dictionary

  • quench-hard|en — «KWEHNCH HAHR duhn», transitive verb. to harden an iron alloy by heating it (to a point above the temperature range where austenite forms) and then cooling it …   Useful english dictionary

  • quench — verb 1》 satisfy (thirst) by drinking. 2》 satisfy (a desire). 3》 extinguish (a fire).     ↘rapidly cool (hot metal). 4》 stifle (a feeling).     ↘dated reduce to silence. 5》 Physics & Electronics suppress or damp (luminescence, an oscillation,… …   English new terms dictionary

  • quench — verb 1) they quenched their thirst Syn: satisfy, slake, sate, satiate, gratify, relieve, assuage, take the edge off, indulge; lessen, reduce, diminish, check, suppress, extinguish, overcome 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • quench — UK [kwentʃ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms quench : present tense I/you/we/they quench he/she/it quenches present participle quenching past tense quenched past participle quenched a) if you quench your thirst, you drink something so that you… …   English dictionary

  • quench — 1. verb /kwɛnʧ/ a) To satisfy, especially an actual or figurative thirst. The library quenched her thirst for knowledge. b) To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light.) I began also to feel very hungry, as not having eaten for twenty four… …   Wiktionary

  • quench — [[t]kwe̱ntʃ[/t]] quenches, quenching, quenched VERB If someone who is thirsty quenches their thirst, they lose their thirst by having a drink. [V n] He stopped to quench his thirst at a stream …   English dictionary

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