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Definitions for douse
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Princeton's WordNet

  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 Dictionary

  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.

Wikipedia

  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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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 Dictionary

  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 Records

  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.

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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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Translations for douse

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  • намокрям, гася, потапямBulgarian
  • apagar, extinguirSpanish
  • pudota, vetäistä, alas, upottaa, sammuttaa, vesi, kastaaFinnish
  • immergerFrench
  • doven, uitdoven, onderdompelen, onderduiken, uitdoenDutch
  • imergirPortuguese
  • облить, обливать, потушить, тушить, гасить, погаситьRussian

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