Word

douse, v.
(doused, douses, dousing)

cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

douse dowse drench soak sop souse

sample sentences

"souse water on his hot face"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
They %s the cloth with water and alcohol

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
They %s the cloth with water and alcohol

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
They %s the cloth with water and alcohol

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
They %s the cloth with water and alcohol

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

brine bedraggle, draggle bate ret sluice, flush

slacken
<verb.change>

douse dowse

sample sentences

"douse a rope"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

lower quickly
<verb.change>

douse

sample sentences

"douse a sail"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

dip douse dunk plunge souse

sample sentences

"dip the garment into the cleaning solution"
"dip the brush into the paint"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

plunge, immerse

hyponym

sop dip, douse, duck dabble

dip into a liquid
<verb.motion>

dip douse duck

sample sentences

"He dipped into the pool"

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something PP

verb frames

Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

dip, dunk, souse, plunge, douse

wet thoroughly
<verb.stative>

douse dowse

verb frames

Something ----s something
Water and alcohol %s the cloth

verb frames

Something ----s something
Water and alcohol %s the cloth

semantic pointers

hypernym

put out, as of a candle or a light
<verb.weather>

douse put out

sample sentences

"Douse the lights"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quench