
douse
v 1: put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights" [syn:
{put out}]
2: wet thoroughly [syn: {dowse}]
3: dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool" [syn: {dip}, {duck}]
4: 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" [syn: {dunk}, {dip}, {souse},
{plunge}]
5: lower quickly; "douse a sail"
6: slacken; "douse a rope" [syn: {dowse}]
7: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot
face" [syn: {drench}, {dowse}, {soak}, {sop}, {souse}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0