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quench::verb | Spocien Dictionary
electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | suppress, stamp down, conquer, subdue |
Examples of quench
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Don't forget to bring water to your workout, and not just to quench your thirst.
From the latimes.com
And all around people were not trying to outshine me, but to quench that flame.
From the independent.co.uk
Realize that sugar isn't a good way to energize yourself or quench your thirst.
From the kansas.com
They abide by no rules and are derived for their uncanny ability to quench thirst.
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Bradenton bistrogoers head to Ninth Street to quench the panini preoccupation.
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They weren't serving drinks from that area, so we couldn't even quench our thirst.
From the washingtonpost.com
These fruits were to quench the strong thirst that was known to accompany a wound.
From the en.wikipedia.org
That should quench the thirst for independence of Basques and Catalans, right?
From the economist.com
That lovable chub stores the energy needed to quench a baby's ravenous brain.
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- Satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
- Snuff out: 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"
- 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: suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
- 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"
- A quench refers to a rapid cooling. In materials science, quenching is used to prevent low-temperature processes such as phase transformations from occurring by only providing a narrow window of time in which the reaction is both thermodynamically favorable and kinetically accessible. ...
- Quench released in the UK in October 1998 is The Beautiful South's sixth original album. Including the compilation Carry On Up The Charts it was the band's third album in a row to reach the top of the charts.
- Quench are an English rock band based in Cheltenham, Oxford and Bristol. The band have toured the UK and Europe and have performed at festivals, including the UK's Greenbelt festival.
