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- Dictionaryquench/kwɛn(t)ʃ/
verb
- 1. satisfy (one's thirst) by drinking.
- 2. extinguish (a fire): "firemen hauled on hoses in a desperate bid to quench the flames" Similar
noun
- 1. an act of quenching a very hot substance.
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The meaning of QUENCH is put out, extinguish. How to use quench in a sentence. put out, extinguish; to put out the light or fire of; to cool (something, such as heated metal) suddenly by immersion (as in oil or water)…
QUENCH definition: 1. to drink liquid so that you stop being thirsty: 2. to use water to put out a fire: 3. to…. Learn more.
verb (used with object) to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.). to put out or extinguish (fire, flames, etc.). to cool suddenly by plunging into a liquid, as in tempering steel by immersion in water. to subdue or destroy; overcome; quell: to quench an uprising.
Quench means to put out, put an end to, or satisfy. If you're stranded in the middle of the desert with nothing to drink, you're probably dreaming of a nice big glass of ice water to quench your thirst. Quench originally meant “extinguish fires.”
1. to satisfy (one's thirst, desires, etc); slake. 2. to put out (a fire, flame, etc); extinguish. 3. to put down or quell; suppress. to quench a rebellion. 4. to cool (hot metal) by plunging it into cold water. 5. physics. to reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance.
QUENCH meaning: 1. to drink liquid so that you stop being thirsty: 2. to use water to put out a fire: 3. to…. Learn more.
1. To put out (a fire, for example); extinguish. 2. To suppress; squelch: The disapproval of my colleagues quenched my enthusiasm for the plan. 3. To slake; satisfy: Mineral water quenched our thirst. 4. To cool (hot metal) by thrusting into water or other liquid. [Middle English quenchen, from Old English -cwencan (in ācwencan, to quench).]
Definition of quench verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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1. to extinguish; put out. to quench fire with water. 2. to overcome; subdue; suppress. 3. to satisfy; slake. to quench one's thirst. 4. to cool (hot steel, etc.) suddenly by plunging into water, oil, or the like. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms.
