also dowse
(~s, dousing, ~d)
1.
If you ~ a fire, you stop it burning by pouring a lot of water over it.
The pumps were started and the crew began to ~ the fire with water.
VERB: V n
2.
If you ~ someone or something with a liquid, you throw a lot of that liquid over them.
They hurled abuse at their victim as they ~d him with petrol.
VERB: V n with/in n