quench

Verb
  1. Satisfy (thirst) (synset 201206641)
    "The cold water quenched his thirst"
    entail: consume, have, ingest, take, take in - serve oneself to, or consume regularly
    is a type of: conform to, fill, fit, fulfil, fulfill, meet, satisfy - fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction
    same as: allay, assuage, slake
  2. Put out, as of fires, flames, or lights (synset 202767855)
    "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"
    subtypes:
    same as: blow out, extinguish, snuff out
  3. Electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device (synset 202427763)
    is a type of: conquer, stamp down, subdue, suppress - bring under control by force or authority
  4. Suppress or crush completely (synset 200464147)
    "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
    is a type of: conquer, stamp down, subdue, suppress - bring under control by force or authority
    same as: quell, squelch
  5. Reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance (synset 200430716)
    referred to in: natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions
    is a type of: bring down, cut, cut back, cut down, reduce, trim, trim back, trim down - cut down on; make a reduction in
  6. Cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid (synset 200371426)
    "quench steel"
    is a type of: chill, cool, cool down - make cool or cooler

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