DOUSE





Definition:

  1. [verb] put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights"
    Synonyms: put out

  2. [verb] wet thoroughly
    Synonyms: dowse

  3. [verb] dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
    Synonyms: dip, duck

  4. [verb] 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"
    Synonyms: dunk, dip, souse, plunge

  5. [verb] lower quickly; "douse a sail"

  6. [verb] slacken; "douse a rope"
    Synonyms: dowse

  7. [verb] cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"
    Synonyms: drench, dowse, soak, sop, souse

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