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quench |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb quench 1 of 6 senses of quench Sense 2 extinguish, quench => douse, put out => black out Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb quench 1 of 6 senses of quench Sense 2 extinguish, quench => douse, put out => black out Entailment of verb quench 1 of 6 senses of quench Sense 1 quench, slake, allay, assuage => consume, ingest, take in take have Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb quench 6 senses of quench Sense 1 quench, slake, allay, assuage => meet satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil Sense 2 extinguish, quench Sense 3 quench => restrain, suppress, keep keep back hold back Sense 4 squelch, quell, quench => suppress, stamp down inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb Sense 5 quench => reduce, cut down cut back trim, trim down trim back cut, bring down Sense 6 quench => cool, chill, cool down Familiarity of verb quench quench used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb quench Sense 1 quench, slake, allay, assuage => meet satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil -------------- Sense 2 extinguish, quench -------------- Sense 3 quench => restrain, suppress, keep keep back hold back -------------- Sense 4 squelch, quell, quench => suppress, stamp down inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb -------------- Sense 5 quench => reduce, cut down cut back trim, trim down trim back cut, bring down -------------- Sense 6 quench => cool, chill, cool down -------------- Grep of noun quench quenched steel quenching Overview of verb quench The verb quench has 6 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) quench, slake, allay, assuage -- (satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst") 2. extinguish, quench -- (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") 3. quench -- (electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device) 4. squelch, quell, quench -- (suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion") 5. quench -- (physics: reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance) 6. quench -- (cool by plunging into cold water; "quench metal") Grep of adj quench quenched quenchless Overview of verb quench The verb quench has 6 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) quench, slake, allay, assuage -- (satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst") 2. extinguish, quench -- (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") 3. quench -- (electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device) 4. squelch, quell, quench -- (suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion") 5. quench -- (physics: reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance) 6. quench -- (cool by plunging into cold water; "quench metal")
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