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slukke — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • extinguish verb To put out a fire or light.
  • quench verb To satisfy thirst, or more broadly, a strong desire.
  • snuff noun Finely ground tobacco meant to be inhaled through the nose or held against the gum.

Senses

slukke is used for these senses in English:

  • extinguish To stop (fire, etc.) from burning; also, to stop (light, etc.) from shining; to put out, to quench.
  • put out To extinguish (fire).
  • quench (transitive) To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst.
  • quench (transitive) To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).
  • snuff To extinguish a candle or oil-lamp flame by covering the burning end of the wick until the flame is suffocated.

extinguish — full definition

  1. verb To put out a fire or light.
  2. verb To put a complete end to something, such as hope or a feeling.

quench — full definition

  1. verb To satisfy thirst, or more broadly, a strong desire.
  2. verb To put out a fire or extinguish a flame.
  3. verb To rapidly cool hot metal by plunging it into water or oil.

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