Drench

  • 21drench — verb Drench is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑rain …

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  • 22drench — [OE] Originally, drench meant simply ‘cause to drink’. It comes ultimately from the prehistoric Germanic verb *drangkjan, which was a causative variant of *drengkan (source of English drink) – that is to say, it denoted ‘causing someone to do the …

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  • 23drench — [[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… …

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  • 24drench — [[t]drɛntʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to wet thoroughly; soak 2) to saturate by immersion in a liquid; steep 3) to cover or fill completely; bathe: sunlight drenching the trees[/ex] 4) vet to administer a draft of medicine to (an animal), esp. by force 5)… …

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  • 25drench — [OE] Originally, drench meant simply ‘cause to drink’. It comes ultimately from the prehistoric Germanic verb *drangkjan, which was a causative variant of *drengkan (source of English drink) – that is to say, it denoted ‘causing someone to do the …

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  • 26Drench (disambiguation) — Drench means to soak or make very wet. Drench may also refer to: Drench, a brand of bottled spring water Drench Magazine Drench , a song from the album In Our Gun by Gomez Drenching, an alternate term for deworming Drench additive, used to help… …

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  • 27drench´ing|ly — 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 …

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  • 28Drench additive — Drench is liquid water additive designed by Denko to fight Class A and B fires. Designed to break the surface tension of water, it is able to increase the penetration of the treated water into the burning material. Drench reduces the friction of… …

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  • 29drench — 1. noun A draught administered to an animal. 2. verb To soak, to make very wet. See Also: drenched …

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  • 30drench — Synonyms and related words: bathe, bed, bed down, beverage, break, brew, brewing, bridle, brush, bumper, choke, congest, cram, crowd, curry, currycomb, deluge, dip, douche, douse, draft, drag, drain, dram, drenching, drink, drop, drouk, drown,… …

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