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Definitions for Douse

[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 doused the candle's flame with her fingertips.
[4] Informal . to remove; doff.
[5] Nautical . to lower or take in (a sail, mast, or the like) suddenly. to slacken (a line) suddenly. to stow quickly.
[6] to plunge or be plunged into a liquid.
[7] British Dialect . a stroke or blow.
[8] to plunge or be plunged into water or some other liquid; duck
[9] (tr) to drench with water, esp in order to wash or clean
[10] (tr) to put out (a light, candle, etc)
[11] an immersion
[12] nautical to lower (sail) quickly
[13] archaic to strike or beat
[14] archaic a blow

Words related to Douse

deluge, soak, quench, drown, saturate, smother, splash, submerge, wet, dunk, snuff, souse, plunge, slop, immerse, splatter, sop, spatter, duck, slosh

Words nearby Douse

dour, doura, dourine, douro, douroucouli, douse, douser, douter, douw, doux, douzaine

Origin of Douse

First recorded in 1590–1600; origin uncertain

Words that may be confused with Douse

douse, dowse

Word origin for Douse

C16: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to douse 1

Synonyms for Douse

deluge, drown, put out, quench, saturate, smother, snuff out, soak, splash, submerge, wet, duck, dunk, immerse, plunge, slop, slosh, snuff, sop, souse, spatter, splatter, steep, submerse, blow out, squench