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List of meaning for douse

to extinguish or snuff out

douse, put out(verb)

put out, as of a candle or a light

"Douse the lights"

douse, dowse(verb)

wet thoroughly

dip, douse, duck(verb)

dip into a liquid

"He dipped into the pool"

dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse(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"

douse(verb)

lower quickly

"douse a sail"

douse, dowse(verb)

slacken

"douse a rope"

drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse(verb)

cover with liquid; pour liquid onto

"souse water on his hot face"

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

those soccer hooligans need a sound douse or two from a police officer's club

to rid oneself of (a garment)

in those days a gentleman would douse his hat when going indoors

to cause to cease burning

douse the campfire before leaving in the morning

to make wet

the heavy rains thoroughly doused the tourists strolling the town streets

to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid

douse the grapes in water to remove any grit

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