nnoun.actthe act of making something completely wetSynset:drenching soaking souse
Examples:- he gave it a good drenching
Derivationally Related Form:soaksouse
Hypernyms:wetting
Inherited Hypernyms:drenchingwettingchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.changecover with liquid; pour liquid ontoSynset:douse dowse drench soak sop souse
Examples:- souse water on his hot face
Derivationally Related Form:soakingsoakersousesousing
Hypernyms:wet
Inherited Hypernyms:drenchwetchange
Direct Hyponyms:batebedragglebrinedraggleflushretsluice
Full Troponyms:batebedragglebrineretsluice
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something | They --- the cloth with water and alcohol (apply to: dowse, soak, douse, drench)
vverb.contactimmerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturateSynset:dip douse dunk plunge souse
Examples:- dip the garment into the cleaning solution
- dip the brush into the paint
Derivationally Related Form:Dunkarddipdipperplungesouseplungerdousing
Hypernyms:immerse plunge
Inherited Hypernyms:dunkimmersepenetrateenter
Direct Hyponyms:dabbledipdouseducksop
Full Troponyms:dabbledipsop
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.consumptionbecome drunk or drink excessivelySynset:hit it up inebriate soak souse
Derivationally Related Form:inebriatesoakerinebriationsouse
Hypernyms:booze drink fuddle hit the bottle
Inherited Hypernyms:sousehit the bottleconsume
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.changecook in a marinadeTopic:cookerycookingpreparation
Derivationally Related Form:souse
Hypernyms:cook
Inherited Hypernyms:sousecookchange integritychange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | The chefs --- the vegetables (apply to: souse)