slaked
past simple and past participle ofslake
slake
verb[T]
literaryuk/sleɪk/us/sleɪk/tosatisfyafeelingof beingthirstyor ofwantingsomething:
Afterourlonggameoftennis, we slakedourthirstwith abeer.
I don'tthinkDick willevermanageto slake hislustforpower.
Taking pleasure in something
- bask
- bask insomething
- bask/bathe in reflected gloryidiom
- be a glutton for punishmentidiom
- be a great one forsomethingidiom
- drool
- flatter
- get off onsomething
- get oversomething/someone
- get your jolliesidiom
- glory insomething
- glutton
- masochism
- masochistic
- meat
- perk
- perk(someone)up
- savour
- wallow
- whoop
Examplesofslaked
slaked
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
An injured person, that is to say, may experience a disquiet that can beslakedby 'holding someone accountable' even without knowing ex ante exactly what that means.
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They have a limitless thirst, which at present is being nothing likeslaked.
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Their thirst for blood has beenslakedby gold.
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Bacon should be dried for three months before being packed inslakedlime.
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Polished plaster itself tends to consist ofslakedlime, marble dust, and/or marble chips (which give each plaster its distinctive look).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Limestone was baked in retorts as part of the process to makeslakedlime.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A corrosive chemical, typicallyslakedlime, was contained in a pair of cups with decaying bottoms, "e.g.", of paper.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If the quicklime isslakedwith an excess of water then putty or slurry is produced.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Water is then added to produceslakedlime (calcium hydroxide), which is sold as a wet putty or a white powder.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When all of the carbide in a lamp has been reacted, the carbide chamber contains a wet paste ofslakedlime (calcium hydroxide).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Silkworm breeders dust their cages withslakedlime to discourage fungal growth.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At the end of the summer, large quantities of eggs were packed inslakedlime for the winter.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It was valued chiefly on account of its brilliancy of tone and its inertness in opposition to sunlight, oil, andslakedlime.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His powder was made by reacting chlorine with dryslakedlime and proved to be a cheap and successful product.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In case of spillage butyryl chloride can neutralized with sodium carbonate (soda ash) or calcium hydroxide (slakedlime).
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- misguided
- misguided attempt
- misguidedly
- misguided policy
- mishandle
- mishandled
- mishandling
- mishap
- mishear
- mishit
- mishmash
- misidentification
- misidentify
- misinform
- misinformation
- misinformed
- misinforming
- misinterpret
- misinterpretation
- misinterpreted
- misinterpreting
- misjudge
- misjudged
- misjudging
- misjudgment