quench
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1. cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid (verb.change)
2. reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance (verb.change)
| domain category | : | natural philosophy, physics, |
| definition | : | the science of matter and energy and their interactions (noun.cognition) |
3. suppress or crush completely (verb.change)
4. satisfy (thirst) (verb.consumption)
5. electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device (verb.social)
6. put out, as of fires, flames, or lights (verb.weather)
| hyponym | : | stub, |
| definition | : | extinguish by crushing (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | black out, |
| definition | : | obliterate or extinguish (verb.weather) |
7. suppress or crush completely (verb.change)
| derivation | : | crushing, quelling, stifling, suppression, |
| definition | : | forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | squelch, squelch circuit, squelcher, |
| definition | : | an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise (noun.artifact) |
8. put out, as of fires, flames, or lights (verb.weather)
| derivation | : | extinction, extinguishing, quenching, |
| definition | : | the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | asphyxiator, extinguisher, fire extinguisher, |
| definition | : | a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires (noun.artifact) |
9. suppress or crush completely (verb.change)
| derivation | : | crushing, quelling, stifling, suppression, |
| definition | : | forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | squelch, squelch circuit, squelcher, |
| definition | : | an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise (noun.artifact) |
10. put out, as of fires, flames, or lights (verb.weather)
| derivation | : | extinction, extinguishing, quenching, |
| definition | : | the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | asphyxiator, extinguisher, fire extinguisher, |
| definition | : | a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires (noun.artifact) |
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