DRENCH


Meaning of DRENCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ drentʃ ]

v. & n. --v.tr. 1 a wet thoroughly (was drenched by the rain). b saturate; soak (in liquid). 2 force (an animal) to take medicine. 3 archaic cause to drink. --n. 1 a soaking; a downpour. 2 medicine administered to an animal. 3 archaic a medicinal or poisonous draught. [OE drencan, drenc f. Gmc: rel. to DRINK]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.