cut down vs quench

quench vs cut down

cut down and quench both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cut down	No	No	Yes	No
quench	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, quench is a hyponym of cut down; that is, quench is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cut down:

cut down: cut down on; make a reduction in
quench: reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance

Other hyponyms of cut down include shorten, spill, retrench, slash, thin out, thin, detract, take away, deflate, inflate, downsize, subtract, knock off, shave.

cut down (verb)	quench (verb)
cut down on; make a reduction in	suppress or crush completely
intercept (a player)	cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
cause to come or go down	reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
cut with a blade or mower	satisfy (thirst)
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow	suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete	put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

Difference between cut down and quench

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