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drench (verb)

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  • drench — ► VERB 1) wet thoroughly; soak. 2) cover liberally with something. 3) forcibly give a liquid medicine to (an animal). ► NOUN ▪ a dose of medicine administered to an animal. ORIGIN Old English, related to DRINK(Cf. ↑d …   English terms dictionary

  • drench — /drɛntʃ / (say drench) verb (t) 1. to wet thoroughly; steep; soak: garments drenched with rain; swords drenched in blood. 2. Veterinary Science to administer a draught of medicine to (an animal), especially by force: to drench a horse. 3.… …  

  • drench´ing|ly — drench «drehnch», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to wet thoroughly; soak: »A heavy rain drenched the campers and they had to dry out their wet clothing. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under wet. (Cf. ↑wet) 2. to cause to drink; co …   Useful english dictionary

  • drench´er — drench «drehnch», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to wet thoroughly; soak: »A heavy rain drenched the campers and they had to dry out their wet clothing. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under wet. (Cf. ↑wet) 2. to cause to drink; co …   Useful english dictionary

  • drench — verb Drench is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑rain …   Collocations dictionary

  • drench — [ drentʃ ] verb transitive to make someone or something very wet …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • drench — verb 1》 wet thoroughly; soak.     ↘[often as adjective drenched] cover liberally with something: a sun drenched clearing. 2》 forcibly administer a liquid medicine to (an animal). noun a dose of medicine administered to an animal. ↘archaic a… …   English new terms dictionary

  • drench — verb (T) to make something or someone extremely wet drenching adjective …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • drench — verb the rain has drenched us to the bone Syn: soak, saturate, wet through, permeate, douse, souse; drown, swamp, inundate, flood; steep, bathe …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • drench — verb Syn: soak, saturate, wet through, douse, steep, flood, drown …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • drench — I. noun Date: before 12th century 1. a poisonous or medicinal drink; specifically a large dose of medicine mixed with liquid and put down the throat of an animal 2. a. something that drenches b. a quantity sufficient to drench or saturate II.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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