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  • douse — [[t]da͟ʊs[/t]] douses, dousing, doused also dowse 1) VERB If you douse a fire, you stop it burning by pouring a lot of water over it. [V n] The pumps were started and the crew began to douse the fire with water. 2) VERB If you douse someone or… …   English dictionary

  • douse — [c]/daʊs / (say dows) verb (doused, dousing) –verb (t) 1. to plunge into water or the like; drench: to douse someone with water. 2. Colloquial to put out or extinguish (a light). 3. Colloquial to take off or doff. 4. Nautical to lower in haste,… …  

  • douse — daÊŠs v. throw water on, plunge into water; strike, punch, hit; take in or lower a sail (Nautical); extinguish a fire or flame with water; become completely wet; take off a hat; remove any item of clothing (Archaic) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • douse — dowse [daus] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from douse to hit (16 18 centuries)] 1.) to stop a fire from burning by pouring water on it 2.) [+ with/in] to cover something in water or other liquid …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • douse — [ daus ] verb transitive 1. ) to cover something or someone with a liquid, especially water or fuel 2. ) to make a fire stop burning by pouring water over it …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Douse — may refer to: Dousing for making things wet Dowsing for water divining This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point di …   Wikipedia

  • water — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) A clear liquid and major component of all living things Nouns 1. water, moisture, wetness; drinking water, spring water, mineral water; sea or salt water, fresh water; serum, serosity; lymph; rheum;… …   English dictionary for students

  • douse — UK [daʊs] / US verb [transitive] Word forms douse : present tense I/you/we/they douse he/she/it douses present participle dousing past tense doused past participle doused 1) to cover something or someone with a liquid, especially water or fuel 2) …   English dictionary

  • douse — /dows/, v., doused, dousing, n. v.t. 1. to plunge into water or the like; drench: She doused the clothes in soapy water. 2. to splash or throw water or other liquid on: The children doused each other with the hose. 3. to extinguish: She quickly… …   Universalium

  • douse — also dowse verb (T) 1 to put out a fire by pouring water on it 2 (+ with/in) to cover something in water or other liquid …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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