{f} satisfy a need (esp. thirst); extinguish, put out; cool by immersing in a cold liquid; repress a desire (or urge, etc.); put an end to, destroy; relieve
To quickly place a heated object in cold water This is usually done to either stop the cooking process or to separate the skin of an object from the meat This process is sometimes referred to as "shocking "
Rapid cooling in water to retain compounds in a supersaturated solid solution after the solution heat treatment (usually considered part of the solution heat-treatment process)
electronics: 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; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"