English verb: douse | |||
1. | douse (weather) put out, as of a candle or a light | ||
Samples | Douse the lights. | ||
Synonyms | put out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | blow out, extinguish, quench, snuff out | ||
2. | douse (stative) wet thoroughly | ||
Examples | Water and alcohol douse the cloth | ||
Synonyms | dowse | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wet | ||
3. | douse (motion) dip into a liquid | ||
Samples | He dipped into the pool. | ||
Synonyms | dip, duck | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dip, douse, dunk, plunge, souse | ||
4. | douse (contact) immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate | ||
Samples | Dip the garment into the cleaning solution. Dip the brush into the paint. | ||
Synonyms | dip, dunk, plunge, souse | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | immerse, plunge | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dabble, dip, douse, duck, sop | ||
5. | douse (change) lower quickly | ||
Samples | Douse a sail. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | furl, roll up | ||
6. | douse (change) slacken | ||
Samples | Douse a rope. | ||
Synonyms | dowse | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | remit, slacken | ||
7. | douse (change) cover with liquid; pour liquid onto | ||
Samples | Souse water on his hot face. | ||
Examples | They douse the cloth with water and alcohol | ||
Synonyms | dowse, drench, soak, sop, souse | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wet | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bate, bedraggle, brine, draggle, flush, ret, sluice | ||