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gasić — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • 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

gasić is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.
  • turn off (transitive) To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).

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.

snuff — full definition

  1. noun Finely ground tobacco meant to be inhaled through the nose or held against the gum.
  2. verb To put out a candle flame by pinching or covering it.
  3. verb To put an end to something completely; to extinguish.

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