- transitive verb
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- to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.) [Webster]
- verb
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- extinguish (fire, flames, etc), esp with water [Barron]
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- Wiktionary:
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- WordNet:
- quench @ wordnet.princeton.edu
- Merriam-Webster Online:
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- MSN Encarta:
- quench @ Encarta
- American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language:
- quench @ AHD provided by Yahoo! Education
- Answers.com:
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