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Douse

Douse Meaning & Definition
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.

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