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1 quench
szaggat (áramot), megedz (fémet), elolt, lehűt* * *[kwen ]1) (to drink enough to take away (one's thirst): I had a glass of lemonade to quench my thirst.) elolt (szomjúságot)2) (to put out (a fire): The firemen were unable to quench the fire.) elolt (tüzet)
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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