Verb quench has 6 senses
  1. quench, slake, allay, assuage - satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
    --1 is one way to meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. snuff out, blow out, 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"; "snuff out the candles"
    Derived form: noun quenching1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  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
    --3 is one way to
    restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. squelch, quell, quench - suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
    --4 is one way to suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  5. quench - reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
    --5 is one way to
    reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  6. quench - cool by plunging into cold water; "quench metal"
    --6 is one way to
    cool, chill, cool down
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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