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Synonyms of douse
(Entry 1 of 3)
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
Synonyms for douse
- bang,
- bash,
- bat,
- beat,
- belt,
- biff,
- blow,
- bop,
- box,
- buffet,
- bust,
- chop,
- clap,
- clip,
- clout,
- crack,
- cuff,
- dab,
- fillip,
- hack,
- haymaker,
- hit,
- hook,
- knock,
- larrup
- [dialect],
- lash,
- lick,
- pelt,
- pick,
- plump,
- poke,
- pound,
- punch,
- rap,
- slam,
- slap,
- slug,
- smack,
- smash,
- sock,
- spank,
- stinger,
- stripe,
- stroke,
- swat,
- swipe,
- switch,
- thud,
- thump,
- thwack,
- wallop,
- welt,
- whack,
- wham,
- whop
- (also whap)
Words Related to douse
- body blow,
- hand,
- kick,
- knee,
- left,
- one-two,
- rabbit punch,
- right,
- right-hander,
- roundhouse,
- shiver,
- sidewinder,
- sucker punch,
- swing,
- uppercut
- bastinado
- (or bastinade),
- battering,
- beating,
- bludgeoning,
- clobbering,
- cudgeling
- (or cudgelling),
- drubbing,
- hammering,
- lambasting,
- licking,
- pasting,
- pounding,
- pummeling
- (also pummelling),
- thrashing
douse
verb (1)Synonyms & Antonyms of douse (Entry 2 of 3)
to rid oneself of (a garment)
- in those days a gentleman would douse his hat when going indoors
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douse
verb (2)
variants:
also dowse
Synonyms & Antonyms of douse (Entry 3 of 3)
1
to cause to cease burning
- douse the campfire before leaving in the morning
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2
to make wet
- the heavy rains thoroughly doused the tourists strolling the town streets
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The first known use of douse was in 1566
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