Douse (Verb)
Meaning 1
Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 2
Put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights".
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Verbs of raining, snowing, thawing, thundering.
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Meaning 3
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".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 5
Dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 6
Slacken; "douse a rope".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 7
Lower quickly; "douse a sail".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..