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Provided by the compucert slake \SLAYK\, transitive verb:
- To satisfy; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst.
- To cause to lessen; to make less active or intense; to moderate; as, slaking his anger.
- To cause (as lime) to heat and crumble by treatment with water.
- To become slaked; to crumble or disintegrate, as lime.
Urban Word of the Day
October 10, 2007: Linnerhttp://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Linner&defid=228282
- The meal between lunch and dinner, just as brunch is the meal between breakfast and lunch.
Trivia
In militaryspeak, what is an HVT?
- A high value target.
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