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- be|drench «bih DREHNCH», transitive verb.to drench completely; soak.
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Drench (disambiguation) — Drench means to soak or make very wet. Drench may also refer to: Drench, a brand of bottled spring water Drench Magazine Drench , a song from the album In Our Gun by Gomez Drenching, an alternate term for deworming Drench additive, used to help… … Wikipedia
Drench — Drench, n. [AS. drenc. See {Drench}, v. t.] A drink; a draught; specifically, a potion of medicine poured or forced down the throat; also, a potion that causes purging. A drench of wine. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Give my roan horse a drench. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drench — n a poisonous or medicinal drink specif a large dose of medicine mixed with liquid and put down the throat of an animal drench vt to administer a drench to (an animal) * * * (drench) a draft of medicine given to an animal by pouring it into its… … Medical dictionary
Drench — Drench, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drenching}.] [AS. drencan to give to drink, to drench, the causal of drincan to drink; akin to D. drenken, Sw. dr[ a]nka, G. tr[ a]nken. See {Drink}.] 1. To cause to drink; especially, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drench´ing|ly — drench «drehnch», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to wet thoroughly; soak: »A heavy rain drenched the campers and they had to dry out their wet clothing. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under wet. (Cf. ↑wet) 2. to cause to drink; co … Useful english dictionary
drench´er — drench «drehnch», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to wet thoroughly; soak: »A heavy rain drenched the campers and they had to dry out their wet clothing. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under wet. (Cf. ↑wet) 2. to cause to drink; co … Useful english dictionary
drench — drench·er; drench·ing·ly; drench; … English syllables
Drench — Drench, n. [AS. dreng warrior, soldier, akin to Icel. drengr.] (O. Eng. Law) A military vassal mentioned in Domesday Book. [Obs.] Burrill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drench additive — Drench is liquid water additive designed by Denko to fight Class A and B fires. Designed to break the surface tension of water, it is able to increase the penetration of the treated water into the burning material. Drench reduces the friction of… … Wikipedia
drench — [drench] vt. [ME drenchen < OE drencan, to make drink, drown, caus. of drincan, to drink < Gmc * drank , pret. stem of * drinkan, DRINK + jan, caus. suffix] 1. to make (a horse, cow, etc.) swallow a medicinal liquid 2. to make wet all over; … English World dictionary
drench — index imbue, immerse (plunge into), inundate, overload, permeate, pervade Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
