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English to English verb
| 1 |
put out, as of a candle or a light |  | Example: Douse the lights
source: wordnet30
| 2 |
wet thoroughly | | source: wordnet30
| 3 |
dip into a liquid | | Example: He dipped into the pool
source: wordnet30
| 4 |
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate | | Example: dip the garment into the cleaning solution
dip the brush into the paint
source: wordnet30
| 5 |
lower quickly | | Example: douse a sail
source: wordnet30
| 6 |
slacken | | Example: douse a rope
source: wordnet30
| 7 |
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto | | Example: souse water on his hot face
source: wordnet30
| 8 |
To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse. | | source: webster1913
| 9 |
To fall suddenly into water. | | source: webster1913
| 10 |
To put out; to extinguish. | | source: webster1913
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