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plural of douse, British
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(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 douses
- bangs,
- bashes,
- bats,
- beats,
- belts,
- biffs,
- blows,
- bops,
- boxes,
- buffets,
- busts,
- chops,
- claps,
- clips,
- clouts,
- cracks,
- cuffs,
- dabs,
- fillips,
- hacks,
- haymakers,
- hits,
- hooks,
- knocks,
- larrups
- [dialect],
- lashes,
- licks,
- pelts,
- picks,
- plumps,
- pokes,
- pounds,
- punches,
- raps,
- slams,
- slaps,
- slugs,
- smacks,
- smashes,
- socks,
- spanks,
- stingers,
- stripes,
- strokes,
- swats,
- swipes,
- switches,
- thuds,
- thumps,
- thwacks,
- wallops,
- welts,
- whacks,
- whams,
- whops
- (also whaps)
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douses
verb (1)
present tense third-person singular of douse
Synonyms & Antonyms of douses (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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douses
verb (2)
variants:
also dowses
present tense third-person singular of douse
Synonyms & Antonyms of douses (Entry 3 of 3)
1
to cause to cease burning
- douse the campfire before leaving in the morning
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3
to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid
- douse the grapes in water to remove any grit
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