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- Dictionarydouse/daʊs/
verb
- 1. pour a liquid over; drench: "he doused the car with petrol and set it on fire" Similar
- 2. extinguish (a fire or light): "stewards appeared and the fire was doused" Similar
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to make something or someone wet by throwing a lot of liquid over it or them: douse someone/something in something We watched as demonstrators doused a car in petrol and set it alight. douse someone/something with something Members of the victorious team doused each other with champagne.
1. : 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.
verb (used with object) , 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:
to make something or someone wet by throwing a lot of liquid over it, him, or her: We watched as demonstrators doused a car in/with gas and set it alight. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to cover in or fill with liquid. wet Wet the washcloth before you wipe the child's face.
7 meanings: 1. to plunge or be plunged into water or some other liquid; duck 2. to drench with water, esp in order to wash or.... Click for more definitions.
douse somebody/something (in/with something) to pour a lot of liquid over somebody/something; to soak somebody/something in liquid. The car was doused in petrol and set alight. The horses are doused with buckets of cold water.
Wikipedia. He was doused in petrol and set on fire as he bled to death. From. Wikipedia. The victims were blown up with landmines, then doused with petrol before being set on fire. From. Wikipedia. Computers were destroyed with sledgehammers and records were doused with acid. From. Wikipedia.
