Main entry: quench
Definition: cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
Usage: quench steel
Main entry: quench
Definition: reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
Main entry: squelch, quell, quench
Definition: suppress or crush completely
Usage: squelch any sign of dissent; quench a rebellion
Main entry: allay, assuage, slake, quench
Definition: satisfy (thirst)
Usage: The cold water quenched his thirst
Main entry: quench
Definition: electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
Main entry: quench, extinguish, blow out, snuff out
Definition: put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
Usage: Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained; quench the flames; snuff out the candles