douse
Verbs
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(v) put out, as of a candle or a light
- Douse the lights
- (v) wet thoroughly dowse,
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(v) dip into a liquid
- He dipped into the pool
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(v) 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
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(v) lower quickly
- douse a sail
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(v) slacken
- douse a rope
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(v) cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
- souse water on his hot face