(transitive) To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst. / (transitive) To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).

(physics) The abnormal termination of operation of a superconducting magnet, occurring when part of the superconducting coil enters the normal (resistive) state.

simple past tense and past participle of quench

(physics) The extinction of any of several physical properties. / (metallurgy) The rapid cooling of a hot metal object, by placing it in a liquid, in order to harden it.

present participle of quench

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quench

plural of quenching

Satisfying or alleviating thirst.

(obsolete, idiomatic, Puritanism) Alternative form of quenchcoal

plural of quench-coal