quench

Definitions


[kwɛn(t)ʃ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- satisfy (one's thirst) by drinking

- extinguish (a fire)
(e.g: firemen hauled on hoses in a desperate bid to quench the flames)

- rapidly cool (red-hot metal or other material), especially in cold water or oil


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English -cwencan (in acwencan ‘put out, extinguish’), of Germanic origin


[kwɛn(t)ʃ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an act of quenching a very hot substance


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English -cwencan (in acwencan ‘put out, extinguish’), of Germanic origin




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