Definition of quench

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Quench (v. i.) To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool.

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Drink :: Drink (n.) Liquid to be swallowed; any fluid to be taken into the stomach for quenching thirst or for other purposes, as water, coffee, or decoctions..
Quench :: 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..
Stanch :: Stanch (v. t.) To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst..
Quench :: Quench (v. t.) To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering..
Stanchly :: Stanchless (a.) Unquenchable; insatiable.
Quenched :: Quenched (imp. & p. p.) of Quenc.
Restinction :: Restinction (n.) Act of quenching or extingishing.
Restinguish :: Restinguish (v. t.) To quench or extinguish.
Extinguishable :: Extinguishable (a.) Capable of being quenched, destroyed, or suppressed..
Extinguish :: Extinguish (v. t.) To quench; to put out, as a light or fire; to stifle; to cause to die out; to put an end to; to destroy; as, to extinguish a flame, or life, or love, or hope, a pretense or a right..
Outquench :: Outquench (v. t.) To quench entirely; to extinguish.
Quenching :: Quenching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quenc.
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..
Slake :: Slake (a.) To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst..
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..
Quencher :: Quencher (n.) One who, or that which, quenches..
Queint :: Queint () imp. & p. p. of Quench.
Quenchable :: Quenchable (a.) Capable of being quenched.
Inextinct :: Inextinct (a.) Not quenched; not extinct.
Extinct :: Extinct (a.) Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a lamp, is extinct; an extinct volcano..
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