fill vs quench

fill is a noun but quench is not a noun.

fill and quench both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fill	Yes	No	Yes	No
quench	No	No	Yes	No

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

fill: fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction
quench: satisfy (thirst)

Other hyponyms of fill include answer, appease, quell, stay, content, feed on, feed upon, allay, assuage, slake, fill the bill, fit the bill, fulfil, fulfill, live up to, satisfy, accommodate, fit, suit.

fill (noun)	quench (noun)
a quantity sufficient to satisfy
any material that fills a space or container

fill (verb)	quench (verb)
become full	suppress or crush completely
make full, also in a metaphorical sense	cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
plug with a substance	reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
fill to satisfaction	satisfy (thirst)
eat until one is sated	suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction	put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
assume, as of positions or roles
appoint someone to (a position or a job)
occupy the whole of

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