douse
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/daʊs/
Etymology
In summary
Probably of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish dunsa (“to plumb down, fall clumsily”), Danish dunse (“to thump”). Compare Old English dwǣsċan (“to extinguish”) and douse below.
slack up
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