Definition of Quench
Quench
quench
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to satisfy or extinguish - to put out;
e.g. She drank water to quench her thirst.
(verb)
to cool (something, e.g. a heated metal) suddenly by immersion (as in oil or water);
e.g. He put the heated glass in a bucket of cold water to quench it, but it cracked into pieces.
(verb)
to bring (something immaterial) to an end typically by satisfying, damping, cooling, or decreasing;
e.g. They would quench the win by running in one more homerun.
(verb)
to terminate by or as if by destroying;
e.g. They were working to quench all acts of rebellion.
(verb)
to become calm;
e.g. He needed to quench the need for another fix.
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