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quench

გამოთქმა: /kwɛn(t)ʃ/

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Universal
  • an act of quenching a very hot substance.

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Universal
  • 1satisfy (one’s thirst) by drinking.
  • satisfy (a desire):he only pursued her to quench an aching need
  • 2extinguish (a fire):firemen hauled on hoses in a desperate bid to quench the flames
  • stifle or suppress (a feeling):fury rose in him, but he quenched it
  • dated reduce (someone) to silence:she quenched Anne by a curt command to hold her tongue
  • 3rapidly cool (red-hot metal or other material), especially in cold water or oil.
  • Physics & Electronics suppress or damp (an effect such as luminescence, or an oscillation or discharge).

quenchable

adjective

quencher

noun (chiefly Physics & Metallurgy)

quenchless

adjective ( literary)

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