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extinguish
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extinguish
v.
put out, quench; totally destroy, annihilate
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Fire extinguisher
A fire extinguisher, or extinguisher, is an active fire protection device used to extinguish or control small fires, often in emergency situations. It is not intended for use on an out-of-control fire, such as one which has reached the ceiling, endangers the user (i.e., no escape route, smoke, explosion hazard, etc.), or otherwise requires the expertise of a fire department. Typically, a fire extinguisher consists of a hand-held cylindrical pressure vessel containing an agent which can be discharged to extinguish a fire.
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extinguish
Verb
1. put an end to; kill; "The Nazis snuffed out the life of many Jewish children"
(synonym) snuff out
(hypernym) eliminate, get rid of, do away with
(hyponym) stamp
(derivation) extinction, extinguishing, quenching
2. put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"
(synonym) snuff out, blow out, quench
(antonym) ignite, light
(hyponym) douse, put out
(derivation) extinction, extinguishing, quenching
3. extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigar"
(synonym) stub out, crush out, press out
(hypernym) end, terminate
4. kill in large numbers; "the plague wiped out an entire population"
(synonym) eliminate, annihilate, eradicate, wipe out, decimate, carry off
(hypernym) kill
(verb-group) decimate
(derivation) extinction, extermination
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extinguish
v.
uhasit
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extinguish
Czas.
ugasić; zgasić
