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Definitions of quench
  1. verb
    satisfy (thirst)
    "The cold water quenched his thirst"

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  2. verb
    suppress or crush completely
    "quench a rebellion"

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  3. verb
    put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
    "quench the flames"
  4. verb
    cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
    "quench steel"
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  5. verb
    electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
  6. verb
    reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
Definition that contains quench
  • unquenchable impossible to quench
  • quenchless impossible to quench
  • oil-hardened steel steel that is quenched in oil
  • martensite a solid solution of carbon in alpha-iron that is formed when steel is cooled so rapidly that the change from austenite to pearlite is suppressed; responsible for the hardness of quenched steel
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