QUENCH as VERB

1. Meaning
   • cool by plunging into cold water
   Usage Example(s)
   • quench metal
   Hypernyms(s) quench is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • cool (what does cool mean?)
   • chill (what does chill mean?)
   • cool down (what does cool down mean?)
2. Meaning
   • reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
   Hypernyms(s) quench is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • reduce (what does reduce mean?)
   • cut down (what does cut down mean?)
   • cut back (what does cut back mean?)
   • trim (what does trim mean?)
   • trim down (what does trim down mean?)
   • trim back (what does trim back mean?)
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
   • bring down (what does bring down mean?)
3. Meaning
   • suppress or crush completely
   Synonym(s)
   • quell (what does quell mean?)
   • squelch (what does squelch mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • squelch any sign of dissent
   • quench a rebellion
   Hypernyms(s) quench is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • suppress (what does suppress mean?)
   • stamp down (what does stamp down mean?)
   • inhibit (what does inhibit mean?)
   • subdue (what does subdue mean?)
   • conquer (what does conquer mean?)
   • curb (what does curb mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • suppression (what does suppression mean?)
   • crushing (what does crushing mean?)
   • quelling (what does quelling mean?)
   • stifling (what does stifling mean?)
   • put-down (what does put-down mean?)
   • squelch (what does squelch mean?)
   • squelcher (what does squelcher mean?)
   • takedown (what does takedown mean?)
   • put-down (what does put-down mean?)
   • squelch (what does squelch mean?)
   • squelcher (what does squelcher mean?)
   • takedown (what does takedown mean?)
   • squelch circuit (what does squelch circuit mean?)
   • squelch (what does squelch mean?)
   • squelcher (what does squelcher mean?)
4. Meaning
   • satisfy (thirst)
   Synonym(s)
   • allay (what does allay mean?)
   • assuage (what does assuage mean?)
   • slake (what does slake mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The cold water quenched his thirst
   Hypernyms(s) quench is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • meet (what does meet mean?)
   • satisfy (what does satisfy mean?)
   • fill (what does fill mean?)
   • fulfill (what does fulfill mean?)
   • fulfil (what does fulfil mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • consume (what does consume mean?)
   • ingest (what does ingest mean?)
   • take in (what does take in mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • have (what does have mean?)
5. Meaning
   • electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
   Hypernyms(s) quench is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • restrain (what does restrain mean?)
   • suppress (what does suppress mean?)
   • keep (what does keep mean?)
   • keep back (what does keep back mean?)
   • hold back (what does hold back mean?)
6. Meaning
   • put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
   Synonym(s)
   • blow out (what does blow out mean?)
   • extinguish (what does extinguish mean?)
   • snuff out (what does snuff out mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained
   • quench the flames
   • snuff out the candles
   Antonym(s)
   • ignite (what does ignite mean?)
   • light (what does light mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • douse (what does douse mean?)
   • put out (what does put out mean?)
   • black out (what does black out mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • extinction (what does extinction mean?)
   • extinguishing (what does extinguishing mean?)
   • quenching (what does quenching mean?)
   • extinction (what does extinction mean?)
   • extinguishing (what does extinguishing mean?)
   • quenching (what does quenching mean?)
   • fire extinguisher (what does fire extinguisher mean?)
   • extinguisher (what does extinguisher mean?)
   • asphyxiator (what does asphyxiator mean?)
   • extinction (what does extinction mean?)
   • extinguishing (what does extinguishing mean?)
   • quenching (what does quenching mean?)