Slake
21Slake trough — Slake Slake, v. i. 1. To go out; to become extinct. His flame did slake. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. To abate; to become less decided. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To slacken; to become relaxed. When the body s strongest sinews slake. [R.]… …
22slake your thirst — phrase to drink until you are no longer thirsty Thesaurus: general words meaningto drinksynonym to drink in a particular wayhyponym Main entry: slake * * * slake your thirst : to cause you to stop feeling thirsty : to quench your thirst …
23slake|less — «SLAYK lihs», adjective. that cannot be satisfied; insatiable: »a slakeless thirst …
24slake your lust — (of a male) to copulate Usually extramaritally, from slake, to quench or satisfy. A man may also slake his (base) passion: ... let him slake his lust on one of his own serf women. (Fraser, 1973) Having slaked what the lady novelists …
25slake kale — noun see slake III …
26slake — slakable, slakeable, adj. slakeless, adj. /slayk/, v., slaked, slaking. v.t. 1. to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying. 2. to cool or refresh: He slaked his lips with ice. 3. to make less active, vigorous, intense, etc.: His calm… …
27slake — Synonyms and related words: abate, allay, alleviate, anesthetize, appease, assuage, bate, benumb, cloy, cram, cushion, deaden, deaden the pain, diminish, dull, ease, ease matters, ease off, ease up, engorge, feast, feed, fill, fill up, foment,… …
28slake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. quench, satisfy, appease, allay, abate, sate. See pleasure, refreshment, relief. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. quench, hydrate, satisfy, sate, satiate, relieve, gratify, allay, extinguish,… …
29slake — See slack …
30slake — sleɪk v. quench, satisfy a desire (such as hunger, thirst, etc.); moderate, lessen the intensity of something; extinguish, put out; combine lime with water …
