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Definitions for Doused

[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 Doused

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

Words nearby Doused

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

Origin of Doused

First recorded in 1590–1600; origin uncertain

Words that may be confused with Doused

ouse, dowse

Word origin for Doused

C16: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to douse 1

Synonyms for Doused

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