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Meanings of douse in English
Synonyms
Examples for "duck"
Examples for "duck"
1
Boissière is on home territory: the south-west of France is duck country.
2
So I am happy that someone has the good sense to duck.
3
Kashyap was able to duck under his food cart just in time.
4
Enda made light work of his duck paté with port wine sauce.
5
One of the surgeons in white duck touched her on the arm.
1
However the last great dip was more than 20 million years ago.
2
That's despite a dip in the number of new cases reported yesterday.
3
Blanch 5 minutes; cold dip; drain and pack into the cans dry.
4
Just dip the pads in water or use your usual cleansing products.
5
Traders often use options as insurance against a dip in the market.
1
But the plunge into a political crisis right now is particularly unfortunate.
2
But plunge Europe into existential crisis and it suddenly seems to matter.
3
But West China Cement's share price plunge is a clear red flag.
4
The late-2018 stock market plunge, for instance, derailed holiday sales that year.
5
It is the second Airbus to plunge into the sea this month.
1
Ibaka's dunk two minutes later put the Raptors ahead by 14 points.
2
Despite the HD programming, Voom is far from a slam-dunk for consumers.
3
The Eagles pulled within seven in the final minute on Morrow's dunk.
4
His only 2-point hoop came on his second dunk of the season.
5
But the high-stakes issue is not necessarily a slam dunk for GM.
Usage of douse in English
1
The sea will douse the land, in time, but it rises slowly.
2
C-130 planes carrying water have also been deployed to douse burning locations.
3
Lizzie brought it in, thinking he would use it to douse Sweet.
4
We must douse the glim, and in the dark change our anchorage.
5
I might douse him with lighter fluid and set him on fire.
6
Reckless Brexiteers have stirred deep nationalistic emotions, easily roused, harder to douse.
7
Some supplement formulas are specifically designed to douse LOX and COX inflammation.
8
You'd crawled away downstairs to douse your head, and you'd fallen asleep.
9
Something to help her douse the old flame and soften the blow.
10
Seven helicopters and four planes were being used today to douse the fire.
11
The news is expected to douse expectations of any near-term interest rate cuts.
12
He called, Captain Keen, we shall douse all lights and change tack tonight.
13
He replaced the top; he was not yet ready to douse his shirt.
14
After a long time, she manages to douse his ears with holy water.
15
She could always douse it when her work for the night was finished.
16
Sarkozy sacrificed two junior ministers last weekend to try to douse the fire.
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Douse across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common