 douse |
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| 1. | [ verb ] slacken | |
| Synonyms: | dowse | |
| Examples: | "douse a rope" |
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| Related terms: | slacken | |
| 2. | [ verb ] lower quickly | |
| Examples: | "douse a sail" |
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| Related terms: | roll_up | |
| 3. | [ verb ] immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate | |
| Synonyms: | dip dunk plunge souse | |
| Examples: | "dip the garment into the cleaning solution" "dip the brush into the paint" |
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| Related terms: | immerse dabble sop dip dipper ducking drenching dip | |
| 4. | [ verb ] dip into a liquid | |
| Synonyms: | duck dip | |
| Examples: | : "He dipped into the pool" |
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| Related terms: | dunk ducking | |
| 5. | [ verb ] wet thoroughly | |
| Synonyms: | dowse | |
| Related terms: | wet | |
| 6. | [ verb ] put out, as of a candle or a light | |
| Synonyms: | put_out | |
| Examples: | "Douse the lights." |
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| Related terms: | extinguish | |
| 7. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 14349 | |
| 8. | [ verb ] cover with liquid; pour liquid onto | |
| Synonyms: | souse soak sop dowse drench | |
| Examples: | "souse water on his hot face" |
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| Related terms: | wet sluice bate ret brine bedraggle drenching | |
| Similar spelling: |
dose Dowse DOS Dossey doze doss Doke doge Doxey Dosch dogie duse douche doj doggie dog doc |
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