sluice

²sluice

verb

sluicedsluic·ing

Definition of SLUICE

transitive verb

1

: to draw off by or through a sluice

2

a : to wash with or in water running through or from a sluice b : to drench with a sudden flow : flush

3

: to transport (as logs) in a sluice

intransitive verb

: to pour as if from a sluice

Examples of SLUICE

1. <he sluiced the gutters with lots of water in order to make sure they were clear>

First Known Use of SLUICE

1596

Related to SLUICE

Synonyms: irrigate, rinse, flush, wash, wash out

Related Words: deluge, engulf, flood, inundate, swamp; flow, gush, rush, stream; douche, hose; drench, saturate, soak; douse (also dowse), slosh, splash

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