as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
those soccer hooligans need a sound douse or two from a police officer's club
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as in to remove
to rid oneself of (a garment)
in those days a gentleman would douse his hat when going indoors
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also dowse
1
as in to extinguish
to cause to cease burning
douse the campfire before leaving in the morning
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2
as in to drown
to make wet
the heavy rains thoroughly doused the tourists strolling the town streets
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Recent Examples of douse
Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Add a douse of gravy, and a smear of cranberry sauce on the inside of the top piece of toast.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2024
Andrew Greif, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2025
The pair, who previously met at a halfway house, doused the family's home with gasoline and set it ablaze.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The trail workers also maintain campsites, educate campers about fire safety and douse campfires that are left smoldering.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Add a douse of gravy, and a smear of cranberry sauce on the inside of the top piece of toast.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2024
Verb
The Chiefs narrowed the final margin when Mahomes threw for two touchdowns in the game's final three minutes, but by then the game was so out of reach that Eagles coach Nick Sirianni had already been doused with a celebratory Gatorade bath by his players.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2025
The pair, who previously met at a halfway house, doused the family's home with gasoline and set it ablaze.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for douse
Noun
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Spanish soccer giant Real Madrid announced a huge KO injury blow which Cope - citing anonymous sources - expects to sideline the first team starting player in question for around two months.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Things would inevitably come to blows between them and Deadpool's healing factor would frustrate Matt to no end.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Academy banned Smith after the slap from attending any event related to the organization for 10 years, including the Oscars.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
3 Mar. 2025
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Can anyone actually remember anything that happened after the slap?—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
3 Mar. 2025
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Alex Carey upped the ante with a brilliant 61 and started to profit from Kuldeep and Varun while Smith copied the pace of Shreyas Iyer’s knock during India’s 249 against New Zealand.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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That’s no knock on Herbstreit, a top college football analyst.—
Richard Deitsch,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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In the short term, Google is likely to face a PR hit, Driscoll said, but the financial risks are greater in the long term.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Familiar hits may drive short-term engagement, but the danger is a musical ecosystem reduced to endless remixes of yesterday’s tunes.—
Seth Yudof,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2025
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Key Ingredients: Shea butter, avocado oil, orange peel wax Finish: Available in luminous or natural finishes Shades: 12 How to apply: Ilia keeps matters simple with its multi-stick: swipe, blend, and go.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2025
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Plus, every swipe, tap or click comes with valuable transaction-level data, providing businesses with powerful insights to fine-tune their strategies – such as how and when to pay suppliers.—
Forbes,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Still, despite how hip all the kids were, when the music picked up, the crowd had trouble syncing their bouncing to the thump of the beats—understandable because the StepTeam production style is based around sporadic bursts of rattling percussion with the wobbly rhythms of a mountain bike race.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
28 Feb. 2025
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For those who want a deeper and more resonant sound, there’s a bass boost button to add more thump to the beat.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The teams combined to take 168 3-pointers, and didn’t play a lick of defense.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Photo by Jeffery Edwards/Shutterstock In addition to artists, local restauranteurs are taking some of the hardest licks, given most are small-business owners and entrepreneurs who survive on the thinnest of margins and don’t have much in terms of reserves.—
Joe Diaz,
AFAR Media,
29 Jan. 2025
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Darker mornings and more evening light together knock your body clock out of whack — which means daylight saving time can usher in sleep trouble for weeks or longer.—
Lauran Neergaard,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, your hormones and vitamin levels are all out of whack.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Douse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/douse. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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