Definitions For Quench

verb

• Cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
• Reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
• Suppress or crush completely
• Satisfy (thirst)
• Electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
• Put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
• To stop (a fire) from burning : to put out (a fire)