Quench
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+ | # To [[satisfy]], especially an actual or figurative [[thirst]]. | ||
+ | #: ''The library '''quenched''' her thirst for knowledge.'' | ||
+ | # To [[extinguish]] or [[put out]] (as a fire or light.) | ||
+ | #: ''Then the MacManus went down. The sudden '''quench''' of the white light was how I knew it.'' -- Saul Bellow | ||
+ | # To [[cool]] rapidly by dipping into a [[bath]] of [[coolant]], as a blacksmith quenching hot iron. | ||
+ | #: ''The swordsmith '''quenched''' the sword in an oil bath so that it wouldn't shatter.'' | ||
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- To satisfy, especially an actual or figurative thirst.
- The library quenched her thirst for knowledge.
- To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light.)
- Then the MacManus went down. The sudden quench of the white light was how I knew it. -- Saul Bellow
- To cool rapidly by dipping into a bath of coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.
- The swordsmith quenched the sword in an oil bath so that it wouldn't shatter.
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