douse 音標拼音: [d'ɑʊs]
vt . 插入水中,弄濕,把弄熄,放松
vi . 浸泡
n . 潑灑
插入水中,弄濕,把弄熄,放鬆浸泡潑灑
douse v 1 :
put out ,
as of a candle or a light ; "
Douse the lights "
[
synonym : {
douse }, {
put out }]
2 :
wet thoroughly [
synonym : {
douse }, {
dowse }]
3 :
dip into a liquid ; "
He dipped into the pool " [
synonym : {
dip },
{
douse }, {
duck }]
4 :
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 " [
synonym : {
dunk }, {
dip }, {
souse },
{
plunge }, {
douse }]
5 :
lower quickly ; "
douse a sail "
6 :
slacken ; "
douse a rope " [
synonym : {
douse }, {
dowse }]
7 :
cover with liquid ;
pour liquid onto ; "
souse water on his hot face " [
synonym : {
drench }, {
douse }, {
dowse }, {
soak }, {
sop },
{
souse }]
Douse \
Douse \,
v .
i .
To fall suddenly into water . --
Hudibras .
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1913 Webster ]
Douse \
Douse \,
v .
t . [
AS .
dw [
ae ]
scan . (
Skeat .)]
To put out ;
to extinguish ;
as ,
douse the lights . [
Slang ] "
To douse the glim ." --
Sir W .
Scott .
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1913 Webster ]
Douse \
Douse \ (
dous ),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Doused } (
doust );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Dousing }.] [
Cf . {
Dowse },
and OD .
donsen to strike with the fist on the back ,
Sw .
dunsa to fall down violently and noisily ;
perh .
akin to E .
din .]
1 .
To plunge suddenly into water ;
to duck ;
to immerse ;
to dowse . --
Bp .
Stillingfleet .
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1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Naut .)
To strike or lower in haste ;
to slacken suddenly ;
as ,
douse the topsail .
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1913 Webster ]
65 Moby Thesaurus words for "
douse ":
bang ,
baptize ,
bash ,
bat ,
belt ,
blow out ,
bop ,
bury ,
cast off ,
choke ,
crack ,
damp ,
deluge ,
dip ,
doff ,
drench ,
drop ,
drown ,
duck ,
dunk ,
engulf ,
extinguish ,
immerge ,
immerse ,
inundate ,
merge ,
out ,
overwhelm ,
plash ,
plunge in water ,
put off ,
put out ,
quench ,
remove ,
sink ,
slack ,
slam ,
slip out of ,
slop ,
slosh ,
smack ,
smash ,
smother ,
snuff ,
snuff out ,
soak ,
sop ,
souse ,
spatter ,
splatter ,
splosh ,
splurge ,
spurtle ,
stamp out ,
step out of ,
stifle ,
submerge ,
submerse ,
swash ,
take off ,
throw off ,
undo ,
unwrap ,
wet ,
whelm
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DOUSE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of DOUSE is to plunge into water How to use douse in a sentence
DOUSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary DOUSE definition: 1 to make something or someone wet by throwing a lot of liquid over it or them: 2 to stop a fire… Learn more
Douse vs. Dowse: Whats the Difference? - Grammarly Douse generally refers to the action of plunging something into water or pouring a liquid over something, often to extinguish a fire Conversely, dowse denotes the practice of searching for underground resources like water or minerals, typically using a divining rod
DOUSE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Douse definition: to plunge into water or the like; drench See examples of DOUSE used in a sentence
Douse - definition of douse by The Free Dictionary 1 to plunge into water or the like; drench 2 to throw water or other liquid on 3 to extinguish: to douse a candle 4 Informal to doff 5 to plunge or be plunged into a liquid n 6 Brit Dial a stroke or blow dous′er, n
What does douse mean? - Definitions. net Dousing is the practice of making something or someone wet by throwing liquid over them, e g , by pouring water, generally cold, over oneself A related practice is ice swimming Some consider cold water dousing to be a form of asceticism
Douse Definition Meaning - YourDictionary Douse definition: To wet thoroughly; drench
douse verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . douse something (with something) to stop a fire from burning by pouring water over it; to put out a light He doused the flames with a fire extinguisher
DOUSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If you douse someone or something with a liquid, you throw a lot of that liquid over them They hurled abuse at their victim as they doused him with petrol [V n + with in] If you douse a light, you turn it off I doused the headlights and got out [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1
Douse - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com Use the verb douse to describe covering something with water or other liquid When you're camping, you douse the campfire with water when you're done with it