Dowse - English meaning

phrasal verb

Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

phrasal verb

To defeat or finish before a competitor

Usage examples:

Chicago beat out washington for the last playoff spot.

phrasal verb

To be more successful than your competitors

Usage examples:

The new york-based accounting and consulting firm beat out eight rival bids to win the contract.

noun

A severe flood.

Usage examples:

This may be the worst deluge in living memory

verb

Overwhelm with a flood.

Usage examples:

Caravans were deluged by the heavy rains

noun

A very large volume of something, more than can be managed

Usage examples:

The newspaper received a deluge of complaints about the article., the senator’s office was deluged …

verb

Extinguish (a fire or light).

Usage examples:

He sent her and peter back to dout the fire

noun

A cigarette end.

Usage examples:

He inserts the dout off-centre between his lips

verb

Wet thoroughly; soak.

Usage examples:

I fell in the stream and was drenched

noun

A dose of medicine administered to an animal.

Usage examples:

A worming drench

verb

To make someone or something extremely wet

Usage examples:

The rain drenched my clothes.

verb

Die through submersion in and inhalation of water.

Usage examples:

A motorist drowned when her car plunged off the edge of a quay

verb

Kill by submerging in water

verb

To die by being under water and unable to breathe, or to kill someone by causing this to happen

Usage examples:

[ i ] he drowned in a boating accident., [ always + adv/prep ] drowning in debt/sorrow

verb

Cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine.

Usage examples:

Firemen were soaking everything to extinguish the blaze

verb

To stop a fire or light from burning

Usage examples:

It took the firefighters four hours to extinguish the flames.

verb

To take something away, for example a right to do something

Usage examples:

A deed restriction extinguishes the right to use or develop a property for certain things., with in…

noun

An overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits, especially over what is normally dry land.

Usage examples:

The villagers had been cut off by floods and landslides

verb

Short for floodlight.

verb

To fill or become covered with water or to cause this to happen to something

Usage examples:

[ t ] a burst pipe flooded the bathroom., [ i ] the basements of many downtown buildings would floo…

verb

Overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with.

Usage examples:

We've been inundated with complaints from listeners

verb

To bring to a place or person too much of something, so that it cannot be dealt with

Usage examples:

After appearing on tv they were inundated with telephone calls for a week., we were inundated with …

verb

Satisfy (one's thirst) by drinking.

Usage examples:

He no longer quenches his thirst by drinking sodas.

noun

An act of quenching a very hot substance.

Usage examples:

It should be noted, however, that this is not altogether advantageous, since the direction, as well…

verb

Cause (something) to become thoroughly soaked with water or other liquid so that no more can be absorbed.

Usage examples:

The soil is saturated

noun

A saturated fat.

Usage examples:

As far as the heart is concerned saturates are considered the main enemy

adjective

Saturated with moisture.

verb

(of liquid in a container) move irregularly with a splashing sound.

Usage examples:

Water in the boat sloshed about under our feet

noun

An act or sound of splashing.

Usage examples:

The distant slosh of the washing machine in the basement

verb

(of a liquid) to hit against the inside of a container, or to cause liquid to move around in this way

Usage examples:

[ i ] water sloshed over the sides of the pool as the children jumped in., [ t ] john sloshed juice…

verb

Kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate.

Usage examples:

I dreamt a stranger was trying to kill me by smothering me with a pillow

noun

A mass of something that stifles or obscures.

Usage examples:

All this vanished in a smother of foam

verb

To prevent a person or animal from getting oxygen

Usage examples:

Several animals were smothered by smoke from the fire., the pasta was smothered with a creamy sauce…

verb

Make or allow (something) to become thoroughly wet by immersing it in liquid.

Usage examples:

Soak the beans overnight in water

noun

An act of immersing someone or something in liquid for a period of time.

Usage examples:

I'm looking forward to a long soak in the bath

verb

Submerge in a liquid

verb

Soak in or drench with liquid.

Usage examples:

The chips were well soused with vinegar

noun

Liquid used for pickling.

Usage examples:

He liked to make salt-fish souse

noun

A sound made by something striking or falling into liquid.

Usage examples:

We hit the water with a mighty splash

verb

Cause (liquid) to strike or fall on something in irregular drops.

Usage examples:

She splashed cold water on to her face

verb

To scatter liquid or to cause liquid to scatter through the air or onto something

Usage examples:

[ t ] she splashed her face with cold water., [ i ] kids love to splash around in mud puddles., a s…

adjective

Covered or saturated with water or another liquid.

Usage examples:

She followed, slipping on the wet rock

verb

Cover or touch with liquid; moisten.

Usage examples:

He wetted a finger and flicked through the pages

noun

Liquid that makes something damp.

Usage examples:

I could feel the wet of his tears