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Meaning of 'quench' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Quench [ v. i.]
- To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool.
2 . Quench [ v. t.]
- 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.
- To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering.

Meaning of 'quench' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . quench [ v]
Meaning (1):
- suppress or crush completely
Example in sentence:
  • quench a rebellion;
  • squelch any sign of dissent
Meaning (2):
- cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
Example in sentence:
  • quench steel
Meaning (3):
- put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
Example in sentence:
  • quench the flames;
  • snuff out the candles;
  • Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained
Meaning (4):
- satisfy (thirst)
Example in sentence:
  • The cold water quenched his thirst

Nearby Words:

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