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")