1. To dip into a liquid; SYN. douse, duck.
2. To go down momentarily.
3. To lower briefly.
4. To sink; SYN. sink.
5. To slope downwards.
6. To stain an object by immersing it in a liquid.

ETYM AS. dwaescan. (Skeat.).
1. To wet thoroughly; SYN. dowse.
2. To put out, as of a candle or a light; SYN. put out.
3. To slacken; SYN. dowse.
4. (Sailing) To lower quickly.

1. To cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; SYN. douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse.
2. To force (animals) to drink.

1. To dip into a liquid while eating; as of bread in a soup or sauce; SYN. dip.
2. To immerse into a liquid; SYN. dip, souse, plunge, douse.

1. To fill, soak, or imbue totally; SYN. soak, imbue.
2. To make (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material, etc.) saturated.

1. To beat severely; slang.
2. To heat a metal prior to working it.
3. To submerge in a liquid

1. To become drunk; drink excessively; SYN. soak, inebriate, hit it up.
2. To cook in a marinade