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quench vs press out

press out vs quench

quench and press out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
quench No No Yes No
press out No No Yes No
As verbs, press out is a hyponym of quench; that is, press out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than quench:
  • quench: put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
  • press out: extinguish by crushing
Other hyponyms of quench include crush out, extinguish, stub, stub out, douse, put out.
quench (verb) press out (verb)
suppress or crush completely obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action
cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid extinguish by crushing
reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance press from a plastic
satisfy (thirst)
suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
Difference between quench and press out

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