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dousing

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dousing


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  douse 
 
  2  of  7  senses  of  douse 
 
  Sense  4 
  dunk,  dip,  souse,  plunge,  douse 
  =>  sop 
  =>  dip,  douse,  duck 
  =>  dabble 
 
  Sense  7 
  drench,  douse,  dowse,  soak,  sop,  souse 
  =>  brine 
  =>  bedraggle 
  =>  bate 
  =>  ret 
  =>  sluice,  flush 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  douse 
 
  2  of  7  senses  of  douse 
 
  Sense  4 
  dunk,  dip,  souse,  plunge,  douse 
  =>  sop 
  =>  dip,  douse,  duck 
  =>  dabble 
 
  Sense  7 
  drench,  douse,  dowse,  soak,  sop,  souse 
  =>  brine 
  =>  bedraggle 
  =>  bate 
  =>  ret 
  =>  sluice,  flush 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  douse 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  douse 
 
  7  senses  of  douse 
 
  Sense  1 
  douse,  put  out 
  =>  extinguish,  quench 
 
  Sense  2 
  douse,  dowse 
  =>  wet 
 
  Sense  3 
  dip,  douse,  duck 
  =>  dunk,  dip,  souse,  plunge,  douse 
 
  Sense  4 
  dunk,  dip,  souse,  plunge,  douse 
  =>  immerse,  plunge 
 
  Sense  5 
  douse 
  =>  roll  up  furl 
 
  Sense  6 
  douse,  dowse 
  =>  slacken,  remit 
 
  Sense  7 
  drench,  douse,  dowse,  soak,  sop,  souse 
  =>  wet 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  douse 
 
  douse  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  7) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  douse 
 
  Sense  1 
  douse,  put  out 
  =>  extinguish,  quench 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  douse,  dowse 
  =>  wet 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  dip,  douse,  duck 
  =>  dunk,  dip,  souse,  plunge,  douse 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  dunk,  dip,  souse,  plunge,  douse 
  =>  immerse,  plunge 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  douse 
  =>  roll  up  furl 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  douse,  dowse 
  =>  slacken,  remit 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  drench,  douse,  dowse,  soak,  sop,  souse 
  =>  wet 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  dousing 
  dousing 
 
  Overview  of  noun  dousing 
 
  The  noun  dousing  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  ducking,  dousing,  immersion  --  (the  act  of  submerging  something) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  douse 
 
  The  verb  douse  has  7  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  douse,  put  out  --  (put  out  as  of  a  candle  or  a  light;  "Douse  the  lights.") 
  2.  douse,  dowse  --  (wet  thoroughly) 
  3.  dip,  douse,  duck  --  (dip  into  a  liquid:  "He  dipped  into  the  pool") 
  4.  dunk,  dip,  souse,  plunge,  douse  --  (immerse  into  a  liquid;  "dunk  the  bread  into  the  soup") 
  5.  douse  --  (lower  quickly;  "douse  a  sail") 
  6.  douse,  dowse  --  (slacken;  "douse  a  rope") 
  7.  drench,  douse,  dowse,  soak,  sop,  souse  --  (cover  with  liquid;  pour  liquid  onto  "souse  water  on  his  hot  face") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  dousing 
 
  The  noun  dousing  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  ducking,  dousing,  immersion  --  (the  act  of  submerging  something) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  douse 
 
  The  verb  douse  has  7  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  douse,  put  out  --  (put  out  as  of  a  candle  or  a  light;  "Douse  the  lights.") 
  2.  douse,  dowse  --  (wet  thoroughly) 
  3.  dip,  douse,  duck  --  (dip  into  a  liquid:  "He  dipped  into  the  pool") 
  4.  dunk,  dip,  souse,  plunge,  douse  --  (immerse  into  a  liquid;  "dunk  the  bread  into  the  soup") 
  5.  douse  --  (lower  quickly;  "douse  a  sail") 
  6.  douse,  dowse  --  (slacken;  "douse  a  rope") 
  7.  drench,  douse,  dowse,  soak,  sop,  souse  --  (cover  with  liquid;  pour  liquid  onto  "souse  water  on  his  hot  face") 



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