Search Result:quenched
Overview of verb quench
The verb quench has 6 senses
- quench, slake, allay, assuage -- (satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst")
- snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quench -- (put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles")
- quench -- (electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device)
- squelch, quell, quench -- (suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion")
- quench -- (reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance)
- quench -- (cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid; "quench steel")
Overview of adj quenched
The adj quenched has 2 senses
- quenched, satisfied, slaked -- (allayed; "his thirst quenched he was able to continue")
- quelled, quenched, squelched -- (subdued or overcome; "the quelled rebellion"; "an uprising quenched almost before it started"; "a squelched rumor")