quench : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: quench	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for quench
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quench v satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst" Synonym(s): quench, slake, allay, assuage 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" Synonym(s): snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quench Antonym(s): ignite, light electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion" Synonym(s): squelch, quell, quench reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid; "quench steel"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quench \Quench\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quenching}.] [OE. quenchen, AS. cwencan in [be]cwencan, to extinguish utterly, causative of cwincan, [be]cwincan, to decrease, disappear; cf. AS. cw[c6]nan, [be]cw[c6]nan, to waste or dwindle away.] 1. To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc. Ere our blood shall quench that fire. --Shak. The supposition of the lady's death Will quench the wonder of her infamy. --Shak. 2. To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering. Syn: To extinguish; still; stifle; allay; cool; check.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quench \Quench\, v. i. To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool. [R.] Dost thou think in time She will not quench! --Shak.