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Definition of Douse

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Douse Douse, v. i. To fall suddenly into water. --Hudibras.
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Douse Douse, v. t. [AS. dw[ae]scan. (Skeat.)] To put out; to extinguish. [Slang] `` To douse the glim.' --Sir W. Scott.
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Douse Douse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doused; p. pr. & vb. n. Dousing.] [Cf. Dowse, and OD. donsen to strike with the fist on the back, Sw. dunsa to fall down violently and noisily; perh. akin to E. din.] 1. To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse. --Bp. Stillingfleet. 2. (Naut.) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail.

Meaning of Douse from wikipedia

- Dousing is the practice of making something or someone wet by throwing liquid over them, e.g., by pouring[citation needed] water, generally cold, over...
- William Douse (May 19, 1800 – February 5, 1864) was a land agent, landowner and political figure in Prince Edward Island. He represented Queens County...
- Joseph S. Douse (April 30, 1930 – August 10, 2012) was a pitcher for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro American League in 1952 and 1953. Born in Atlanta...
- Waterboarding is a form of torture in which water is poured over a cloth covering the face and breathing p****ages of an immobilized captive, causing the...
- clean up Isle Delfino, using a device called the Flash Liquidizer Ultra Dousing Device (F.L.U.D.D.), while saving Princess Peach from Shadow Mario. Super...
- Bixby), a physician/scientist who, traumatized by the loss of his wife, douses himself with dangerously high levels of gamma radiation. He metamorphosizes...
- shape similar to a squirrel, and then deep-frying it in batter before dousing it in sweet and sour sauce. West Lake Fish in Vinegar Gravy (西湖醋鱼), a similarly...
- crashed during a climactic dive, when the lighting team supposedly failed to douse the lights on cue, so Locklear was dazzled and flew blindly into the ground...
- the head of the sail lowered, where it is packed into the turtle. The dousing sock, "spinnaker sleeve", snuffer, or just sock, is a device used to make...
- The Wattah Wattah Festival, also known as the Basaan Festival (lit. 'dousing of water'), is the feast of John the Baptist, the patron saint of San Juan...