douse
31 08 2008Verbs
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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