потуши́ть — meaning in English
potushit
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English meaning
- braise noun A dish (usually meat) prepared by braising.
- douse verb To drench something thoroughly with liquid.
- extinguish verb To put out a fire or light.
- quench verb To satisfy thirst, or more broadly, a strong desire.
- smother verb To cover something so completely that it cannot get air, cutting off its breathing or, for a fire, its oxygen.
- stew noun A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly together in liquid.
Senses
потуши́ть is used for these senses in English:
- braise (cooking) To cook in a small amount of liquid, in a covered pan, somewhere between steaming and boiling.
- douse (transitive) To put out; to extinguish.
- 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 extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).
- smother (transitive) To extinguish or deaden, as fire, by covering, overlaying, or otherwise excluding the air.
- smother (transitive, cooking) To cook in a close dish.
- stew (transitive, or, intransitive, or, ergative) To cook (food) by slowly boiling or simmering.
braise — full definition
- noun A dish (usually meat) prepared by braising.
- noun A sauce used for braising.
douse — full definition
- verb To drench something thoroughly with liquid.
- verb To put out a flame or light.