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Douses

To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.

📖 Definitions of "Douses"

verb
  1. 1

    To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.

  2. 2

    To fall suddenly into water.

  3. 3

    To put out; to extinguish.

verb
  1. 1

    To strike, beat, or thrash.

  2. 2

    To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly

    "Douse the topsail!"

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Douses"

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dowseverb(intransitive) To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water, ore, etc.
plungeverb(intransitive) To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.
dunkverb(ambitransitive, basketball) To put the ball directly downward through the hoop while grabbing onto the rim with power.
soakverb(intransitive) To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.
sopverb(transitive) To steep or dip in any liquid.
duckverb(transitive) To quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
drenchverb(transitive) To make (someone or something) completely wet by having water or some other liquid fall or thrown on them or it; to saturate, to soak; also (archaic), to make (someone or something) completely wet by immersing in water or some other liquid; to soak, to steep.
dipverb(transitive) To lower into a liquid.
souseverb(transitive) To immerse in liquid; to steep or drench.
put outverb(transitive) To blind (eyes).
dominatesverbTo govern, rule or control by superior authority or power
drenchesverb(transitive) To make (someone or something) completely wet by having water or some other liquid fall or thrown on them or it; to saturate, to soak; also (archaic), to make (someone or something) completely wet by immersing in water or some other liquid; to soak, to steep.
drownsverb(intransitive) To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.
sinksverb(heading, physical) To move or be moved into something.
gasolinenoun(uncountable, Canada, US, Philippines) A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.
flamesnounThe visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.
firenoun(uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.
waternounA barangay of Baco, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines (unconfirmed).
lightnoun(physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
then(temporal location) At that time.

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