quenchverb [ T ]
uk/kwentʃ/us/kwentʃ/to drink liquid so that you stop being thirsty:
When it's hot, it's best to quench your thirst with water.
literary to use water to put out a fire:
The flames were quenched by heavy rain.
to satisfy a need or wish:
Her thirst for knowledge will never be quenched.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Drinking
- consume
- drank
- drink
- drink (sth) up
- drinker
- drinking
- drinking water
- drunk
- knock
- knock back (sth)
- overindulge
- partake
- partook
- slurp
- sup
- swig
- swill
- taste
- wash
- wash sth down
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Stopping fires
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