ˈsläkən transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English slockenen, slokenen, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse slokna to extinguish, exhaust, loka to let hang loosely; akin to Low German slokeren to hang loosely, Middle Low German slūren to drag, trail — more at slur
chiefly Scotland : quench , extinguish