A heavy rain drenched the campers and they had to dry out their wet clothing.
SYNONYM(S): See syn. under wet. (Cf. ↑wet)Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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 — [[t]dre̱ntʃ[/t]] drenches, drenching, drenched VERB To drench something or someone means to make them completely wet. [V n] They turned fire hoses on the people and drenched them. [get V ed] ...the idea of spending two whole days hanging on to a… … English dictionary
flambéing — v. drench food in liquor and light it before serving as to give the flavor of the liquor to the food … English contemporary dictionary
drenchingly — drench·ing·ly … English syllables
drencher — drench (drĕnch) tr.v. drenched, drench·ing, drench·es 1) To wet through and through; soak. 2) To administer a large oral dose of liquid medicine to (an animal). 3) To provide with something in great abundance; surfeit: »just drenched in money. n … Word Histories
take a bath — vb to suffer a financial loss or commercial setback. A piece of business jargon that has become fairly widespread. The image evoked seems to be of a drench ing rather than just washing … Contemporary slang
rinse — v 1. wash, bathe, lave, clean, cleanse, rinse out; shampoo, (of clothes) launder, lather, soap, mun dify, deterge; absterge, wipe, swab, mop, scrub. 2. wet, sponge, flush, flush out, irrigate, shower, splash, swash, slosh; dip, immerse, submerge … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
douse — or dowse I [[t]daʊs[/t]] v. doused or dowsed, dous•ing or dows•ing, n. 1) to plunge into water or the like; drench 2) to throw water or other liquid on 3) to extinguish: to douse a candle[/ex] 4) Informal. to doff 5) to plunge or be plunged into… … From formal English to slang
slock — I. ˈsläk transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle English sloken, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse slokinn extinguished, slokna to extinguish dialect Britain : quench, drench II. noun ( … Useful english dictionary
