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quenching quenching definition

quenching


 
  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  quenching 
  quenching 
 
  Overview  of  noun  quenching 
 
  The  noun  quenching  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  extinction,  extinguishing,  quenching  --  (the  act  of  extinguishing;  causing  to  stop  burning;  "the  extinction  of  the  lights") 
 
  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") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  quenching 
 
  The  noun  quenching  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  extinction,  extinguishing,  quenching  --  (the  act  of  extinguishing;  causing  to  stop  burning;  "the  extinction  of  the  lights") 
 
  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") 



quenching definition