Definitions for "Douse"
Keywords:  slacken, suddenly, immerse, dip, dowse
To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse.
To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail.
To fall suddenly into water.
To put out; to extinguish; as, douse the lights.
1. To turn off or put out a light; 2. To take in or lower a sail
(1) To drop a sail quickly. (2) To extinguish a candle, lamp, or fire.
Keywords:  souse, pour, hot, onto, liquid
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"
To de-energize a lamp in a luminaire. Douse is unrelated to intensity states.
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