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1. (v.t.) douse
to plunge into water or the like; drench.
2. douse
to throw water or other liquid on.
3. douse
to extinguish:
to douse a candle.
4. douse
Informal. to doff.
5. (v.i.) douse
to plunge or be plunged into a liquid.
6. (n.) douse
Brit. Dial. a stroke or blow.
Etymology: (1590–1600; orig. uncert.)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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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) dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse
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) drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
"souse water on his hot face"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) douse
to plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse
2. (verb) douse
to strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail
3. (verb) douse
to fall suddenly into water
4. (verb) douse
to put out; to extinguish
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