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Bookmark or Share- DOUSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionaryto throw water or another liquid on someone or something: To get rid of weeds, I douse them with plain white vinegar. fig. The room was doused in light. To douse something is also to end it, esp. to extinguish (= stop) a fire by putting water on it: Efforts to douse the flames were hampered by high winds. Douse the lights (= turn off the lights).
- DOUSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary1. verb. If you douse a fire, you stop it burning by pouring a lot of water over it. The pumps were started and the crew began to douse the fire. [VERB noun] Synonyms: put out, smother, blow out, extinguish More Synonyms of douse. 2. verb. If you douse someone or something with a liquid, you throw a lot of that liquid over them.
- DOUSE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionaryus / dɑʊs, dɑʊz /. Add to word list Add to word list. to throw water or another liquid on someone or something: To get rid of weeds, I douse them with plain white vinegar. fig. The room was doused in light. To douse something is also to end it, esp. to extinguish (= stop) a fire by putting water on it:
- DOUSE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com, doused, dous·ing. to plunge into water or the like; drench: She doused the clothes in soapy water. to splash or throw water or other liquid on: The children doused each other with the hose. to extinguish: She quickly doused the candle's flame with her fingertips. Informal. to remove; doff. Nautical.
- Douse Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. : to plunge into water. Blanch the green beans then douse them in a bath of ice water. 2. a. : to throw a liquid on : drench. The books were doused in gasoline and set ablaze. doused herself in perfume. b. : slosh. 3. [originally in argot use (douse the glim meaning "extinguish the light") and perhaps of distinct origin] : extinguish.
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