Definition of quench

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Quench (v. t.) To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering..

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Restinction :: Restinction (n.) Act of quenching or extingishing.
Quencher :: Quencher (n.) One who, or that which, quenches..
Slake :: Slake (a.) To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst..
Quenchless :: Quenchless (a.) Incapable of being quenched; inextinguishable; as, quenchless fire or fury..
Extinguishment :: Extinguishment (n.) The act of extinguishing, putting out, or quenching, or the state of being extinguished; extinction; suppression; destruction; nullification; as, the extinguishment of fire or flame, of discord, enmity, or jealousy, or of love or affection..
Inextinct :: Inextinct (a.) Not quenched; not extinct.
Drink :: Drink (v. i.) To swallow anything liquid, for quenching thirst or other purpose; to imbibe; to receive or partake of, as if in satisfaction of thirst; as, to drink from a spring..
Quench :: Quench (v. i.) To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool.
Stanch :: Stanch (v. t.) To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst..
Extinct :: Extinct (a.) Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a lamp, is extinct; an extinct volcano..
Adipsous :: Adipsous (a.) Quenching thirst, as certain fruits..
Extinguishable :: Extinguishable (a.) Capable of being quenched, destroyed, or suppressed..
Outquench :: Outquench (v. t.) To quench entirely; to extinguish.
Stifle :: Stifle (v. t.) To stop; to extinguish; to deaden; to quench; as, to stifle the breath; to stifle a fire or flame..
Quenchable :: Quenchable (a.) Capable of being quenched.
Restinguish :: Restinguish (v. t.) To quench or extinguish.
Once :: Once (adv.) At any one time; -- often nearly equivalent to ever, if ever, or whenever; as, once kindled, it may not be quenched..
Stanchly :: Stanchless (a.) Unquenchable; insatiable.
Water-white :: Water-white (n.) A vinelike plant (Vitis Caribaea) growing in parched districts in the West Indies, and containing a great amount of sap which is sometimes used for quenching thirst..
Wildfire :: Wildfire (n.) A composition of inflammable materials, which, kindled, is very hard to quench; Greek fire..
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