douse
dows
- v put out, as of a candle or a light
- v wet thoroughly
- v dip into a liquid
- v immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
- v lower quickly
douse a sail - v slacken
douse a rope - v cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
- Firemen drew sniper fire as they attempted to douse the flames, and outnumbered police watched helplessly at times as the street gangs rampaged.
- Campers ran into the water to douse the flames on their bodies, only to be burned even more severely by the chemical reaction.
- From the neighbor's roof, Afsana saw the mob pull her parents from their home, douse them in gasoline and set them alight.