douse

31 08 2008

Verbs
1. (verb) douse, put out;
  - put out, as of a candle or a light;
  - “Douse the lights”;

2. (verb) douse, dowse;
  - wet thoroughly;

3. (verb) dip, douse, duck;
  - dip into a liquid;
  - “He dipped into the pool”;

4. (verb) dip, douse, dunk, plunge, souse;
  - immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate;
  - “dip the garment into the cleaning solution”; “dip the brush into the paint”;

5. (verb) douse;
  - lower quickly;
  - “douse a sail”;

6. (verb) douse, dowse;
  - slacken;
  - “douse a rope”;

7. (verb) douse, dowse, drench, soak, sop, souse;
  - cover with liquid; pour liquid onto;
  - “souse water on his hot face”;

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