Quench
[kwen(t)ʃ] or [kwɛntʃ]
Definition
(verb.) cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid; 'quench steel'.
(verb.) reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance.
(verb.) satisfy (thirst); 'The cold water quenched his thirst'.
(verb.) electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device.
Checked by Aron--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering.
(v. i.) To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool.
Checker: Roderick
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Extinguish, put out.[2]. Destroy, still, stifle, repress, check, suppress, put an end to.[3]. Allay, slake, cool.
Edited by Charlene
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See QUELL]
Inputed by Allen
Definition
v.t. to put out: to destroy: to check: to allay: to place in water.—v.i. to lose zeal grow cold.—adj. Quench′able that may be extinguished.—ns. Quench′er one who or that which quenches: a draught or drink; Quench′ing act of extinguishing: the act of cooling the surface of molten metal and forming rosettes in the crust.—adj. Quench′less that cannot be extinguished: irrepressible.—adv. Quench′lessly.—n. Quench′lessness.
Checker: Scott
Examples
- Yes, answered Gutenberg, it is in effect a wine-press, but it shall shortly spout forth floods of the most abundant and marvelous liquor that has ever flowed to quench the thirst of man. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Gods be merciful and quench it! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I will, if you'll give me something to quench my thirst first. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Now I'll quench the curiosity of this little Fatima, my dear Daisy, by leaving her nothing to guess at. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- He has a temper, not like ours--one flash and then all over--but the white, still anger that is seldom stirred, but once kindled is hard to quench. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Why not lie down and rest myself, and try to quench the fever that consumes me, in sleep? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The altitude of the gallows that would turn to water and quench it, no functionary, by any stretch of mathematics, was able to calculate successfully. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- There stood the bougie quenched on the drawers; but where was the letter? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- She had been proud of having won and preserved him--but another had won him from her, and her exultation was as cold as a water quenched ember. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Next morning's papers explained that it was but some loose drapery on which a spark had fallen, and which had blazed up and been quenched in a moment. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Her efforts in this line, however, were brought to an abrupt close by an untoward accident, which quenched her ardor. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Caroline was obliged to reply, Yes, and her beacon was quenched. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- His countenance reminded one of a lamp quenched, waiting to be re-lit--and alas! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- His fine and lovely eyes were now lighted up with indignation, now subdued to downcast sorrow, and quenched in infinite wretchedness. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Tarzan had always hated water except as a medium for quenching his thirst. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Though its employment in the manufacture of chewing gum is of comparatively recent date, chicle was used by the Indians prior to the days of Columbus as a means of quenching their thirst. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Harsh feelings produce harsh usage, and this by reaction quenches the sentiments that gave it birth. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Tom, Dick, and Harry are very fond of it, as it expands their lungs and quenches their thirSt But there, I am only jesting. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
Checker: Patrice