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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Douse

/(dous)/ · IPA /daʊs/
01 v. t. To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse.
imp. & p. p. Doused; p. pr. & vb. n. Dousing
  1. 1.
    To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to dowse.
  2. 2.
    To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly; as, douse the topsail.(Naut.)
02 v. i. To fall suddenly into water.
  1. 1.
    To fall suddenly into water.
03 v. t. To put out; to extinguish; as, douse the lights.
  1. 1.
    To put out; to extinguish; as, douse the lights.[Slang]