verb
- to satisfy or quench (thirst or desire)
- to cause lime to crumble by treatment with water
Usage: technical
Examples
- The cold water helped slake his thirst after the long hike.
- Nothing could slake her desire for knowledge.
- The travelers stopped at the oasis to slake their thirst.
- He drank deeply to slake his parched throat.
- The construction workers slaked the lime to make mortar.
- Fresh lemonade will slake your thirst on this hot day.