| Douse 1. (v. t.) To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse. 2. (v. t.) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail. 3. (v. i.) To fall suddenly into water. 4. (v. t.) To put out; to extinguish. Thesaurus Entries bang, baptize, bash, bat, belt, blow out, bop, bury, cast off, choke, crack, damp, deluge, dip, doff, drench, drop, drown, duck, dunk, engulf, extinguish, immerge, immerse, inundate, merge, out, overwhelm, plash, plunge in water, put off, put out, quench, remove, sink, slack, slam, slip out of, slop, slosh, smack, smash, smother, snuff, snuff out, soak, sop, souse, spatter, splatter, splosh, splurge, spurtle, stamp out, step out of, stifle, submerge, submerse, swash, take off, throw off, undo, unwrap, wet, whelm |