Slake is an English word with synonyms like slack or minify. Below you'll find 9 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Slake meaning
- To satisfy (thirst, or other desires).
- To cool (something) with water or another liquid.
- To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
Synonyms of Slake
Using Slake
- The main meaning on this page is: To satisfy (thirst, or other desires). | To cool (something) with water or another liquid. | To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.
- Useful related words include: slack, minify, lessen, decrease.
- In the example corpus, slake often appears in combinations such as: to slake, slake their.
Context around Slake
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Slake
- In this selection, "slake" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, word, peoples, reading and lake stand out and add context to how "slake" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at a slake reading and chapel in slake lake pop. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "slake" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with slake
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Joe Donnelly at a Slake reading. (6 words)
The term slack is believed to derive from the word "slake", as in slaking the heat. (16 words)
He was known to slake his physical needs to excess, and would frequently challenge other benders to feats of strength. (20 words)
But now, fans are being treated to a full modern remake from Robert Eggers of While patiently awaiting the 2024 release of Nosferatu (or after catching an early viewing), here are some other movies to slake peoples' thirst. (38 words)
Water ice is frequently mentioned as a key resource — not only because it can be melted down to slake a settler’s thirst, but also because it can be broken down into hydrogen and oxygen for rocket propellants. (38 words)
It was common for workers (including sailors ) who engaged in heavy physical labor to drink more than 10 imperial pints (5.7 litres) of small beer during a workday to slake their thirst. (33 words)
Example sentences (9)
Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Specialnot only serves to slake the thirst of fans still waiting for season 4 on HBO Max.
He was known to slake his physical needs to excess, and would frequently challenge other benders to feats of strength.
But now, fans are being treated to a full modern remake from Robert Eggers of While patiently awaiting the 2024 release of Nosferatu (or after catching an early viewing), here are some other movies to slake peoples' thirst.
And now that righties are newly and justifiably enraged at the latest Kavanaugh smear, Liberal Tears are the only thing that will slake their thirst.
Water ice is frequently mentioned as a key resource — not only because it can be melted down to slake a settler’s thirst, but also because it can be broken down into hydrogen and oxygen for rocket propellants.
Joe Donnelly at a Slake reading.
The words “Just tighten your skates” emblazoned memorial programs and signs Wednesday outside the chapel in Slake Lake (pop. 6,600).
It was common for workers (including sailors ) who engaged in heavy physical labor to drink more than 10 imperial pints (5.7 litres) of small beer during a workday to slake their thirst.
The term slack is believed to derive from the word "slake", as in slaking the heat.
Common combinations with slake
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to slake 5×
- slake their 2×