quench vs stifle

quench

noun
  • The act of quenching something; the fact of being quenched. 

  • 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. 

verb
  • 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 extinguish or put out (as a fire or light). 

  • 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. 

stifle

noun
  • An act or state of being stifled. 

  • A bone disease of this region. 

  • The joint between the femur and tibia in the hind leg of various four-legged mammals, especially horses, corresponding to the knee in humans. 

verb
  • To prevent (a breath, cough, or cry, or the voice, etc.) from being released from the throat. 

  • To make (something) unable to be heard by blocking it with some medium. 

  • To prevent (something) from being revealed; to conceal, to hide, to suppress. 

  • To cause (someone) difficulty in breathing, or a choking or gagging feeling. 

  • To feel smothered; to find it difficult to breathe. 

  • To cause (a dog, horse, or other four-legged mammal) to dislocate or sprain its stifle joint. 

  • To die of suffocation. 

  • To keep in, hold back, or repress (something). 

  • To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) death by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate. 

  • To treat (a silkworm cocoon) with steam as part of the process of silk production. 

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