sammuttaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- damp adj Slightly wet; not dry but not soaking either.
- douse verb To drench something thoroughly with liquid.
- extinguish verb To put out a fire or light.
- kill verb To cause the death of a person, animal, or living thing.
- quench verb To satisfy thirst, or more broadly, a strong desire.
- slake verb To satisfy (thirst, or other desires).
- suppress verb To forcibly put an end to something, such as a rebellion or protest.
Senses
sammuttaa is used for these senses in English:
- blow out (slang) To sing out, sing out loud.
- cut off (transitive, US, regional, Southern US) To turn off or switch off (an electrical device).
- damp (transitive, archaic) To put out, as fire; to weaken, restrain, or make dull.
- douse (transitive) To put out; to extinguish.
- kill (transitive, figuratively) To stop, cease, or render void; to terminate.
- put out To extinguish (fire).
- shut down (ergative) To turn off or stop.
- suppress (electronics) To reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal.
damp — full definition
- adj Slightly wet; not dry but not soaking either.
- noun Moisture in the air or on a surface; humidity.
- verb To make something slightly wet, or to weaken and reduce something such as a fire, sound, or feeling.
douse — full definition
- verb To drench something thoroughly with liquid.
- verb To put out a flame or light.