extinguish - Meaning in Punjabi

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extinguish - Meaning in Punjabi

extinguish Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of extinguish in English

extinguish verb

1. kill in large numbers

   Synonyms

   annihilate, carry off, decimate, eliminate, eradicate, wipe out

   Example

   • "the plague wiped out an entire population"
2. terminate, end, or take out

   Synonyms

   do away with, eliminate, get rid of

   Examples

   • "eliminate my debts"
   • "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"
   • "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"
3. put an end to; kill

   Synonyms

   snuff out

   Example

   • "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"
4. extinguish by crushing

   Synonyms

   crush out, press out, stub out

   Example

   • "stub out your cigar"
5. put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

   Synonyms

   blow out, quench, snuff out

   Examples

   • "quench the flames"
   • "snuff out the candles"
   • "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"

Synonyms of extinguish

• annihilate, carry off, decimate, eliminate, eradicate, wipe out
• do away with, eliminate, get rid of
• snuff out
• crush out, press out, stub out
• blow out, quench, snuff out

Antonyms of extinguish

ignite, light

Description

A fire extinguisher is a handheld active fire protection device usually filled with a dry or wet chemical used to extinguish or control small fires, often in emergencies. It is not intended for use on an out-of-control fire, such as one which has reached the ceiling, endangers the user, or otherwise requires the equipment, personnel, resources or expertise of a fire brigade. Typically, a fire extinguisher consists of a hand-held cylindrical pressure vessel containing an agent that can be discharged to extinguish a fire. Fire extinguishers manufactured with non-cylindrical pressure vessels also exist but are less common.

Also see "Fire extinguisher" on Wikipedia

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