to set fire to (something), to light (something)
to commence burning.
to spark off (something), to trigger
To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; often said of incombustible or infusible substances.
To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).
To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst.
To rapidly change the parameters of a physical system.
To cool rapidly by direct contact with liquid coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.
To terminate or greatly diminish (a chemical reaction) by destroying or deforming the remaining reagents.
To rapidly terminate the operation of a superconducting electromagnet by causing part or all of the magnet's windings to enter the normal, resistive state.
The abnormal termination of operation of a superconducting magnet, occurring when part of the superconducting coil enters the normal (resistive) state.
A rapid change of the parameters of a physical system.
The act of quenching something; the fact of being quenched.