Sekirov Dictionary

slake

/sleɪk/

verb 9
noun 2
forms 6

verb9

•
To satisfy (thirst, or other desires).
- It could not slake mine ire nor ease my heart. — 1591
•
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 cool (something) with water or another liquid.
(Scotland) To besmear.
(no longer used) Of a person: to become less energetic, to slacken in one's efforts.
(no longer used) To become less intense; to weaken, decrease in force.
•
(no longer used) To slacken; to become relaxed or loose.
- When the body's strongest sinews slake. — 1595
•
(no longer used) To go out; to become extinct.
- His flame did slake. — 1613

noun2

•
A slack, a tidal wetland.
- A "slake" of similar character, but of much less extent, was, until recently, found within the estuary of the Tyne. This is […] "Jarrow Slake" [...] frequented by great numbers of aquatic birds. — 1874
(Scotland) A sloppy mess.

forms

slaked · yslaked · slaking · slakes · slaketh · slakest

This dictionary works without the internet: on your phone · in Chrome