Definitions for douse
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. douse, put outverb

   put out, as of a candle or a light

   "Douse the lights"

2. douse, dowseverb

   wet thoroughly

3. dip, douse, duckverb

   dip into a liquid

   "He dipped into the pool"

4. dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douseverb

   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. douseverb

   lower quickly

   "douse a sail"

6. douse, dowseverb

   slacken

   "douse a rope"

7. drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souseverb

   cover with liquid; pour liquid onto

   "souse water on his hot face"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To DOUSEverb

   To put over head suddenly in the water.

   Etymology: δύσις; but probably it is a cant word formed from the sound.

2. To Douseverb

   To fall suddenly into the water.

   It is no jesting, trivial matter,
   To swing i’ th’ air, or douse in water. Hudibras, p. ii.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. douse

   Dousing is the practice of making something or someone wet by throwing liquid over them, e.g., by pouring water, generally cold, over oneself. A related practice is ice swimming. Some consider cold water dousing to be a form of asceticism.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. douse

   Douse, as a verb, refers to the act of extinguishing or submerging something completely in a liquid, typically water. It can also mean to soak or wet thoroughly.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Douseverb

   to plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse

2. Douseverb

   to strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail

3. Douseverb

   to fall suddenly into water

4. Douseverb

   to put out; to extinguish

5. Etymology: [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.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Douse

   Dowse, dows, v.t. to plunge into water.—v.i. to fall suddenly into water. [Cf. Sw. dunsa, fall heavily. Prob. from sound; cf. souse.]

2. Douse

   Dowse, dows, v.t. to strike: to strike or lower a sail.—n. a heavy blow. [Prob. related to Old Dut. dossen, to beat.]

3. Douse

   Dowse, dows, v.t. to put out, extinguish (esp. in the slang Douse the glim, put out the light). [Prob. a corr. of the obs. verb dout below; more likely a particular use of douse, to strike.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DOUSE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Douse is ranked #25202 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Douse surname appeared 983 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Douse.
   
   53% or 521 total occurrences were Black.
   41.7% or 410 total occurrences were White.
   2.8% or 28 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.2% or 22 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Extinguish
   • Furl
   • Immerse
   • Plunge
   • Slacken
   • Wet

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce douse?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say douse in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of douse in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of douse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of douse in a Sentence

1. Ridgefield Park Police Department:

   The officers attempted to remove Mr. Vagnone through the front driver side window of the vehicle, but due to intense physical heat and flames beginning to enter the cabin of the vehicle, they were unable to safely remove Mr. Vagnone, the officers attempted to douse the flames with fire extinguishers which enabled them enough time to grab hold of Mr. Vagnone from the passenger side of the vehicle.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=douse
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=douse
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douse
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/douse
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=douse
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=douse