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- Dictionaryquench/kwɛn(t)ʃ/
verb
- 1. satisfy (one's thirst) by drinking.
- 2. extinguish (a fire): "firemen hauled on hoses in a desperate bid to quench the flames" Similar
noun
- 1. an act of quenching a very hot substance.
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QUENCH definition: 1. to drink liquid so that you stop being thirsty: 2. to use water to put out a fire: 3. to…. Learn more.
a. : put out, extinguish. b. : to put out the light or fire of. quench glowing coals with water. c. : to cool (something, such as heated metal) suddenly by immersion (as in oil or water) d. : to cause to lose heat or warmth.
6 meanings: 1. to satisfy (one's thirst, desires, etc); slake 2. to put out (a fire, flame, etc); extinguish 3. to put down or.... Click for more definitions.
to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.). to put out or extinguish (fire, flames, etc.). to cool suddenly by plunging into a liquid, as in tempering steel by immersion in water. to subdue or destroy; overcome; quell: to quench an uprising.
QUENCH meaning: 1. to drink liquid so that you stop being thirsty: 2. to use water to put out a fire: 3. to…. Learn more.
Quench means to put out, put an end to, or satisfy. If you're stranded in the middle of the desert with nothing to drink, you're probably dreaming of a nice big glass of ice water to quench your thirst. Quench originally meant “extinguish fires.”
1. To put out (a fire, for example); extinguish. 2. To suppress; squelch: The disapproval of my colleagues quenched my enthusiasm for the plan. 3. To slake; satisfy: Mineral water quenched our thirst. 4. To cool (hot metal) by thrusting into water or other liquid. [Middle English quenchen, from Old English -cwencan (in ācwencan, to quench ).]
Definition of quench verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
QUENCH definition: to drink liquid so that you stop being thirsty. Learn more.
While life as a sailor was harsh, his thirst for the sea was not quenched.•. They had been desires to be quenched, as he had quenched other desires over the years.•. Some little flames may be individually quenched, but there is a certain pattern to them.•.
