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Douse Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Douse? [v] cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face" [v] slacken; "douse a rope" [v] lower quickly; "douse a sail" [v] immerse into a liquid; "dunk the bread into the soup" [v] dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool" [v] wet thoroughly [v] put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Douse: dip \| dip \| dowse \| dowse \| drench \| duck \| dunk \| plunge \| put out \| soak \| sop \| souse \| souse Related Terms \| Find terms related to Douse: bang \| baptize \| bash \| bat \| belt \| blow out \| bop \| bury \| cast off \| choke \| crack \| damp \| deluge \| dip \| doff \| drench \| drop \| drown \| duck \| dunk \| engulf \| extinguish \| immerge \| immerse \| inundate \| merge \| out \| overwhelm \| plash \| plunge in water \| put off \| put out \| quench \| remove \| sink \| slack \| slam \| slip out of \| slop \| slosh \| smack \| smash \| smother \| snuff \| snuff out \| soak \| sop \| souse \| spatter \| splatter \| splosh \| splurge \| spurtle \| stamp out \| step out of \| stifle \| submerge \| submerse \| swash \| take off \| throw off \| undo \| unwrap \| wet \| whelm See Also \| bate \| bedraggle \| brine \| dabble \| douse \| douse \| duck \| dunk \| extinguish \| flush \| furl \| immerse \| plunge \| quench \| remit \| ret \| roll up \| slacken \| sluice \| sop \| souse \| wet \| wet Douse In Webster's Dictionary \Douse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dousing}.] [Cf. {Dowse}, and OD. donsen to strike with the fist on the back, Sw. dunsa to fall down violently and noisily; perh. akin to E. din.] 1. To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse. --Bp. Stillingfleet. 2. (Naut.) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail. \Douse\, v. i. To fall suddenly into water. --Hudibras. \Douse\, v. t. [AS. dw[ae]scan. (Skeat.)] To put out; to extinguish. [Slang] `` To douse the glim.'' --Sir W. Scott.

Douse Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Douse?

[v] cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"
[v] slacken; "douse a rope"
[v] lower quickly; "douse a sail"
[v] immerse into a liquid; "dunk the bread into the soup"
[v] dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
[v] wet thoroughly
[v] put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights"

Douse In Webster's Dictionary

\Douse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doused}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Dousing}.] [Cf. {Dowse}, and OD. donsen to strike with the
fist on the back, Sw. dunsa to fall down violently and
noisily; perh. akin to E. din.]
1. To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to
   dowse. --Bp. Stillingfleet.

2. (Naut.) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly;
   as, douse the topsail.


\Douse\, v. i.
To fall suddenly into water. --Hudibras.


\Douse\, v. t. [AS. dw[ae]scan. (Skeat.)]
To put out; to extinguish. [Slang] `` To douse the glim.''
--Sir W. Scott.

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