Definitions
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
Word origin
From Middle English duschen, dusshen (“to rush, fall”), related to Norwegian dusa (“to break, cast down from”), Old Dutch doesen (“to beat, strike”), dialectal German tusen, dusen (“to strike, run against, collide”), Saterland Frisian dössen (“to strike”). Compare doss, dust.
Used in a sentence
“Set fire to your matches! / Douse them in gasoline!”
“swing i' th'air, or douse in water”
“The man who doused the fire was told to put the remainder of the coal into the bucket and then give the bucket to the soldier.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Soak completely”5 letters
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