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Meaning of 'douse' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Douse [ v. i.]
- To fall suddenly into water.
2 . Douse [ v. t.]
- To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse.
- To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail.
- To put out; to extinguish.

Meaning of 'douse' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . douse [ v]
Meaning (1):
- immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
Example in sentence:
  • dip the brush into the paint;
  • dip the garment into the cleaning solution
Meaning (2):
- slacken
Example in sentence:
  • douse a rope
Meaning (3):
- lower quickly
Example in sentence:
  • douse a sail
Meaning (4):
- put out, as of a candle or a light
Example in sentence:
  • Douse the lights
Meaning (5):
- dip into a liquid
Example in sentence:
  • He dipped into the pool
Meaning (6):
- cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
Example in sentence:
  • souse water on his hot face

Nearby Words:

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