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How to use slake in a sentence

11 example sentences · verb, noun

Slake means to satisfy (thirst, or other desires). Example: “The lime slakes.”

Examples of slake by meaning

verbTo satisfy (thirst, or other desires).

  • Tarzan went to the brook first, and slaked his thirst.1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 118
  • In that study, some of the subjects had dreams in which they were slaking their thirst, very much like the dreams of convenience Freud described.1991, David Koulack, To catch a dream: explorations of dreaming, page 98
  • Europeans’ labour requirements in the New World were also slaked by slaves from Africa.2017, Jason Hickel, The Divide […] , London: William Heinemann, →ISBN

verbTo cool (something) with water or another liquid.

  • An air full of brick-dust - sweet smelling brick dust and the odour of hot pavements slaked with water.1961, Lawrence Durrell, Justine, page 14

verbTo become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.

  • The lime slakes.

verbTo mix with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.

  • to slake lime

More sentences with slake

  • After watching people downing drink on the train, I am in need of slaking my own thirst, so I pop into the station's Centurion Bar.2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 75. From the entry down
  • The principle sources of slurry are from seawater- or brine-produced magnesium hydroxide, natural brucite, or from the slaking of magnesium oxide powder.2006, Mark A. Shand, The Chemistry and Technology of Magnesia, page 146. From the entry slurry
  • This has resulted in the use of slaked, or partially slaked, lime for the purpose, with the result that an inferior mixture has been produced.1915 December 4, “Burgundy mixture as a substitute for Bordeaux mixture”, in The Agricultural News: A Fortnightly Review of the Imperial…. From the entry quicklime
  • In other mines with a shale roof, the constant dropping of top- rock serves, especially when it tends to slake, to schistify the floor of the mines.1912, Coal Age - Volume 1, page 518. From the entry schistify
  • Near the memorial were some wine casks and an unopened stubby of beer, whose label was yet to fade, which had been left to slake the thirst of the deceased.2004, Michael McGirr, Bypass: The Story of a Road, Pan Macmillan Australia, published 2005, page 117. From the entry stubby

Meaning of slake

  1. verb To satisfy (thirst, or other desires).
  2. verb To cool (something) with water or another liquid.
  3. verb To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.

Full definition of slake

Questions about slake in a sentence

How do you use slake in a sentence?
Slake is used as a verb and noun. For example: “The lime slakes.”
What is a short sentence with slake?
“The lime slakes.”
What does slake mean?
Slake means to satisfy (thirst, or other desires).

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