drench

Definition of Drench in English :

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Verb

1. drench, swamp

drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged

Example Sentences:
'The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor'

swamp

2. drench

force to drink

3. drench, imbrue

permeate or impregnate

Example Sentences:
'The war drenched the country in blood'

imbrue

4. douse, dowse, drench, soak, sop, souse

cover with liquid; pour liquid onto

Example Sentences:
'souse water on his hot face'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Drench

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verb (transitive)

1.

to make completely wet; soak

2.

to give liquid medicine to (an animal), esp by force

noun

3.

the act or an instance of drenching

4.

a dose of liquid medicine given to an animal

Drench

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verb transitive

1.

to make (a horse, cow, etc.) swallow a medicinal liquid

2.

to make wet all over; soak or saturate in liquid

noun

3.

a large liquid dose, esp. for a sick animal

4.

a drenching or soaking

5.

a solution for soaking

Drench

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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.

1. The act of wetting or becoming wet through and through.

2. Something that drenches: a drench of rain.

3. A large dose of liquid medicine, especially one administered to an animal by pouring down the throat.

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