quench

Everyday

1. To quench your thirst is to drink so you are no longer thirsty. tree →
2. To quench a fire is to put it out with water. tree →
3. (science) To quench hot metal is to cool it quickly in water or oil to make it hard. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life: water quenches thirst better than sugary drinks. In stories fires are quenched. In science and metalwork, blacksmiths quench hot iron. Phrase: «quench your thirst».

Examples

• A glass of water quenched my thirst. tree →
• Nothing quenches thirst like cold water. tree →
• Firefighters quenched the flames. tree →
• The blacksmith quenched the red-hot sword in water. tree →
• Sugary drinks don't really quench your thirst. tree →
• The rain quenched the dry earth. tree →
• After football, we quenched our thirst with juice. tree →
• The fire was quickly quenched. tree →
• "A single bucket of water will not quench my thirst; give me more!" tree →

Note

Regular verb: quenched, quenches. Mostly used with «thirst» and «fire».

In Jewish tradition

In these texts it often means to put out a fire. It is also used for satisfying thirst, as with the animals at the streams.

Interpretation. A fire that "shall not be quenched" is a picture of God's judgment that cannot be stopped. The tradition also reads the fire of love or of the altar as something that must not go out.

Examples

• They give drink to every beast of the field, the wild asses quench their thirst. (Writings PSA.104.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it; it shall not be quenched.' (Prophets EZK.21.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the strong shall be as tow, and his work as a spark; and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them. (Prophets ISA.1.31, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Regular verb: quenched, quenches. Mostly used with «thirst» and «fire».