WORD: QUENCH
MEANING:
1. to satisfy (one's thirst, desires, etc); slake
2. to put out (a fire, flame, etc); extinguish
3. to put down or quell; suppress: to quench a rebellion.
4. (Metallurgy) to cool (hot metal) by plunging it into cold water
5. (General Physics) physics to reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
6. (Electronics) electronics
a. to suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit
b. to suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
7. satisfy, slake
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. A small-time actress and her boyfriend have been arrested for cheating more than 1,000 people of crores of rupees to quench their thirst to live the high life.
2. The cold water quenched his thirst
PRONOUNCE:
quench - क्वेन्च
LINK: QUENCH
MEANING:
1. to satisfy (one's thirst, desires, etc); slake
2. to put out (a fire, flame, etc); extinguish
3. to put down or quell; suppress: to quench a rebellion.
4. (Metallurgy) to cool (hot metal) by plunging it into cold water
5. (General Physics) physics to reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
6. (Electronics) electronics
a. to suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit
b. to suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
7. satisfy, slake
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. A small-time actress and her boyfriend have been arrested for cheating more than 1,000 people of crores of rupees to quench their thirst to live the high life.
2. The cold water quenched his thirst
PRONOUNCE:
quench - क्वेन्च
LINK: QUENCH
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