douse in English dictionary

  • douse

    Meanings and definitions of "douse"

    • To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse.
    • (nautical) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail.
    • To fall suddenly into water.
    • To put out; to extinguish.
    • noun
      A blow; stroke.
    • verb
      (transitive, intransitive)
      To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To fall suddenly into water.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To put out; to extinguish.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To strike.
    • verb
      (transitive, nautical)
      To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail.
    • To actively finish or terminate the existance or burning of a fire or flame by blowing a stream of air against it.
    • plunge suddenly into water; duck; immerse; dowse
    • put out; extinguish
    • To make something stop burning.
    • verb
      cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"
    • verb
      dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      lower quickly; "douse a sail"
    • verb
      put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights"
    • verb
      slacken; "douse a rope"
    • verb
      wet thoroughly

    Synonyms of "douse" in English dictionary

    dunk, snuff out, remit are the top synonyms of "douse" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of douse

    • douse ( third-person singular simple present douses, present participle dousing, simple past and past participle doused)
    • douse (plural douses)
    • douse (third-person singular simple present douses, present participle dousing, simple past and past participle doused)

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