Associations to the word «Slake»

Wiktionary

SLAKE, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) Of a person: to become less energetic, to slacken in one's efforts. [11th-17thc.]
SLAKE, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) To slacken; to become relaxed or loose. [11th-16thc.]
SLAKE, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) To become less intense; to weaken, decrease in force. [14th-19thc.]
SLAKE, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) To go out; to become extinct.
SLAKE, verb. (transitive) To satisfy (thirst, or other desires); to quench; to extinguish. [from 14thc.]
SLAKE, verb. (transitive) To cool (something) with water or another liquid. [from 14thc.]
SLAKE, verb. (intransitive) To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
SLAKE, verb. (transitive) To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
SLAKE TROUGH, noun. A trough containing water in which a blacksmith cools a forging or tool.
SLAKE TROUGHS, noun. Plural of slake trough

Dictionary definition

SLAKE, verb. Satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst".
SLAKE, verb. Make less active or intense.
SLAKE, verb. Cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.