DOUSE


Meaning of DOUSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ daʊs ]

also dowse

( douses, dousing, doused)

1.

If you douse a fire, you stop it burning by pouring a lot of water over it.

The pumps were started and the crew began to douse the fire with water.

VERB : V n

2.

If you douse someone or something with a liquid, you throw a lot of that liquid over them.

They hurled abuse at their victim as they doused him with petrol.

VERB : V n with/in n

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