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douse

/ douse /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
"douse a rope"
Type of:
slacken remit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
"douse a sail"
Type of:
roll up furl
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
Type of:
wet
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
put out, as of a candle or a light
"Douse the lights"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
"souse water on his hot face"
Type of:
wet
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
dip into a liquid
"He dipped into the pool"
Type of:
dunk dip souse
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
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"
Type of:
immerse plunge
Kinds of:
sop dip duck dabble
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
66%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
38
Times Searched
3
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