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Definition Of "quench"
English To English
• quench
satisfy a need (esp. thirst); extinguish, put out; cool by immersing in a cold liquid; repress a desire (or urge, etc.); put an end to, destroy; relieve
Petroleum Industry
• Quench
to rapidly cool heat-treated metal by immersion in an oil or water bath.
Oxford Thesaurus
• quench
verb
    they quenched their thirst: SATISFY, slake, sate, satiate, gratify, relieve, assuage, take the edge off, indulge; lessen, reduce, diminish, check, suppress, extinguish, overcome.
    the flames were quenched: EXTINGUISH, put out, snuff out, smother, douse.
English To French
• quench
v. étancher sa soif; éteindre; refroidir; refréner (une passion); mettre fin à, supprimer; opprimer; atténuer
English To Italian
• quench
v. spegnere, estinguere, levarsi, appagare; soddisfare, saziare; (fig) reprimere, soffocare, domare; (Met) temprare in acqua, raffreddare
English To Spanish
• quench
v. apagar, extinguir, sofocar; aplacar, apaciguar
English To German
• quench
v. Durst löschen, stillen, kühlen; (Aufruhr) unterdrücken
LongMan
• quench
quench v [T] formal
[Language: Old English; Origin: cwencan]
quench your thirst
to stop yourself feeling thirsty, by drinking something
We stopped at a small bar to quench our thirst.
quench a fire/flames
to stop a fire from burning
a desperate bid to quench the raging flames
English To Persian
• quench
سخت کردن ،فرو نشاندن ،دفع کردن ،خاموش کردن ،اطفا
علوم مهندسى : ترساندن
قانون ـ فقه : کشتن يا خفه کردن
علوم هوايى : سرد کردن
English To Arabic
• quench
تغلب, روى, أطفأ, أخمد, هدأ, نضح الماء, سقى, برد
English To Russian
• quench
(v) потушить; тушить
English To Swedish
• quench
släcka, undertrycka
English To Croatian
• quench
gasiti , gasnuti , potušiti , politi , ugasiti
English To Dutch
• quench
v. doven, blussen; lessen (dorst)
English To Turkish
• quench
(f.) söndürmek, bastýrmak; tatmin etmek, hararetini gidermek, kandýrmak (susuzluk); su ile soðutmak; sönmek; yatýþmak. quench'able (s.), söndürülür, bastýrýlýr. quench'less (s.) sönmez, söndürülmesi güç; tatmin edilmez, kandýrýlmaz.





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