Associations to the word «Douse»

Wiktionary

DOUSE, verb. (ambitransitive) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse.
DOUSE, verb. (intransitive) To fall suddenly into water.
DOUSE, verb. (transitive) To put out; to extinguish.
DOUSE, verb. (transitive) To strike.
DOUSE, verb. (transitive) (nautical) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail.
DOUSE, noun. A blow; stroke.

Dictionary definition

DOUSE, verb. Put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights".
DOUSE, verb. Wet thoroughly.
DOUSE, verb. Dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool".
DOUSE, verb. Immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint".
DOUSE, verb. Lower quickly; "douse a sail".
DOUSE, verb. Slacken; "douse a rope".
DOUSE, verb. Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.