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

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn