Slake
11slake — verb (slaked; slaking) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English slacian, from sleac slack Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. archaic subside, abate 2. to become slaked ; crumble < l …
12slake — verb /sleɪk/ a) To satisfy (thirst, or other desires); to quench. ‘Sir Launcelot, I se and fele dayly that youre love begynnyth to slake, for ye have no joy to be in my presence, but ever ye ar oute of thys courte [...].’ b) To cool (something)… …
13slake — See slack, slake …
14slake — verb Slake is used with these nouns as the object: ↑thirst …
15slake — I Cleveland Dialect List a lick: a lick and a slake (a mere wipe) II A Geordie Dictionary Mud flat III North Country (Newcastle) Words ac accumulation of mud or slime, especially in a river slape slippery, smooth …
16slake — [[t]sle͟ɪk[/t]] slakes, slaking, slaked VERB If you slake your thirst, you drink something that stops you being thirsty. [LITERARY] [V n] I slaked my thirst with three cans of Coke …
17slake — verb (T) literary 1 slake your thirst to drink so that you are not thirsty any more 2 to satisfy a desire …
18slake — verb we longed for a mountain spring to slake our thirst Syn: quench, satisfy, sate, satiate, relieve, assuage …
19slake — [c]/sleɪk / (say slayk) verb (slaked, slaking) –verb (t) 1. to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying. 2. to cool or refresh: to slake one s parched lips. 3. to combine (lime) with water or moist air, causing it to undergo a process of …
20slake — 1) to slake a fire is to put on small coals, that it may not burn too fast. North. 2) very small coals. N …
