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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
quench
v 1: satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
[syn: quench, slake, allay, assuage]
2: put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be
extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be
contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"
[syn: snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quench] [ant:
ignite, light]
3: electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off
in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or
discharge) in a component or device
4: suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent";
"quench a rebellion" [syn: squelch, quell, quench]
5: reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in
(excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable
substance
6: cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid;
"quench steel"
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Quench \Quench\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quenched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Quenching.] [OE. quenchen, AS. cwencan in [=a]cwencan, to
extinguish utterly, causative of cwincan, [=a]cwincan, to
decrease, disappear; cf. AS. cw[imac]nan, [=a]cw[imac]nan, to
waste or dwindle away.]
1. To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of
flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of
sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a
candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc.
[1913 Webster]
Ere our blood shall quench that fire. --Shak.
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The supposition of the lady's death
Will quench the wonder of her infamy. --Shak.
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2. To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: To extinguish; still; stifle; allay; cool; check.
[1913 Webster]
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Quench \Quench\, v. i.
To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool.
[R.]
[1913 Webster]
Dost thou think in time
She will not quench! --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
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Thesaurus Results for quench:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
allay, appease, asphyxiate, assuage, blow out, blunt, bottle up, censor, chill, choke, choke off, clamp down on, cool, cork, cork up, crack down on, crush, damp, damp down, dampen, deflect, destroy, deter, disaffect, discourage, disincline, disinterest, distract, divert, douse, drown, extinguish, feast, feed, gag, gratify, hold down, indispose, jump on, keep down, keep under, kill, muzzle, out, overcome, pour water on, put, put down, put off, put out, quash, quell, reduce, regale, repel, repress, sate, satiate, satisfy, shut down on, silence, sit down on, sit on, slack, slake, smash, smother, snuff, snuff out, squash, squelch, stamp out, stanch, stifle, strangle, stultify, subdue, suffocate, suppress, surfeit, throttle, trample out, trample underfoot, turn aside, turn away, turn from, turn off, wean from |
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