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dousing definition
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")
dousing definition
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