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Word: douse (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Verb:

  • nautical To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail.
  • To fall suddenly into water.
  • To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse.
  • To put out; to extinguish.

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