slake.
To satisfy (thirst, or other desires).
Meaning & usage
To satisfy (thirst, or other desires).
To cool (something) with water or another liquid.
To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
The lime slakes.
To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
to slake lime
Of a person: to become less energetic, to slacken in one's efforts.
To slacken; to become relaxed or loose.
To become less intense; to weaken, decrease in force.
To go out; to become extinct.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English slaken (“to render slack, to slake”), from Old English sleacian, from Old English slæc (“slack”). Unrelated to, but possibly influenced by, the Old Norse sløkkva (“to extinguish”), compare Swedish släcka in the phrase släcka sin törst (“quench one's thirst”), släcka elden (“put out the fire”), and släckt kalk (“slaked lime”).
To besmear.
Where this word comes from
Probably connected with Icelandic sleikja, "to lick", and German schlecken (“to lick”).
A sloppy mess.
Where this word comes from
Probably connected with Icelandic sleikja, "to lick", and German schlecken (“to lick”).
A slack, a tidal wetland.
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