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[ dous ] / daʊs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR douse ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), doused, dous·ing.to plunge into water or the like; drench: She doused the clothes in soapy water. to splash or throw water or other liquid on: The children doused each other with the hose. to extinguish: She quickly doused the candle's flame with her fingertips. Informal. to remove; doff. Nautical. - to lower or take in (a sail, mast, or the like) suddenly.
- to slacken (a line) suddenly.
- to stow quickly.
verb (used without object), doused, dous·ing.to plunge or be plunged into a liquid. nounBritish Dialect. a stroke or blow. Origin of douseFirst recorded in 1590–1600; origin uncertain WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH dousedouse , dowseWords nearby dousedour, doura, dourine, Douro, douroucouli, douse, douser, D out, douter, Douw, doux Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for douseDouse the whole thing with some olive oil and add Himalayan pink sea salt to taste. Four Fatty (But Healthy!) Power Meals to Fuel Your Day|Ari Meisel|March 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST It was fear of cancer and a douse of hypochondria that brought me to 23andMe in the first place. 23andMe and Me: Why Policymakers Should Set the Genetic Testing Company Free|Charles C. Johnson|February 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST Fourteen years later, two rookie cops heard gunfire and saw a now 14-year-old Douse coming toward them, that very gun in hand. How Bronx Teen Shaaliver Douse, Killed by Cops, Ended Up With a Gun|Michael Daly|August 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST One security guard reported that the fire extinguisher failed to work when he tried to douse the flames. Arrests Made in Brazilian Nightclub Inferno|Mac Margolis|January 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The halon-based fire-suppression systems used by commercial jets in these zones are not able to douse such fires. What Pilots Fear|Patrick Smith|September 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST Jack was about to douse the light, but Hemming told him to let it burn on. The Three Midshipmen|W.H.G. Kingston "We won't trouble to douse the fire," Doctor Joe suggested presently. Troop One of the Labrador|Dillon Wallace “And tell Johnson to douse him with a few buckets of salt water,” he added, in a lower tone for my ear alone. Douse your tongue, ye swab, and keep your eyes p'inted for'ard! Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast|Kirk Munroe All you do is douse the lights and feel sure nothin's going to happen until breakfast. The House of Torchy|Sewell Ford
British Dictionary definitions for douse (1 of 2)
verbto plunge or be plunged into water or some other liquid; duck (tr) to drench with water, esp in order to wash or clean (tr) to put out (a light, candle, etc) Derived forms of dousedouser or dowser, nounWord Origin for douseC16: perhaps related to obsolete douse to strike, of obscure origin British Dictionary definitions for douse (2 of 2)
verb (tr)nautical to lower (sail) quickly archaic to strike or beat Word Origin for douseC16: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to douse 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dousesnuff out, deluge, soak, quench, drown, saturate, smother, put out, splash, submerge, wet, dunk, snuff, souse, plunge, slop, immerse, splatter, sop, spatter |