Found 3 items, similar to drench.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: drench hujan lebat
English → English (WordNet) Definition: drench drench v 1: drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged; “The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor” [syn: swamp] 2: force to drink 3: permeate or impregnate; “The war drenched the country in blood” [syn: imbrue] 4: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; “souse water on his hot face” [syn: douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Drench Drench \Drench\, n. [AS. drenc. See Drench, v. t.] A drink; a draught; specifically, a potion of medicine poured or forced down the throat; also, a potion that causes purging. “A drench of wine.” --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Give my roan horse a drench. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Drench \Drench\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Drenched; p. pr. & vb. n. Drenching.] [AS. drencan to give to drink, to drench, the causal of drincan to drink; akin to D. drenken, Sw. dr["a]nka, G. tr["a]nken. See Drink.] 1. To cause to drink; especially, to dose by force; to put a potion down the throat of, as of a horse; hence. to purge violently by physic. [1913 Webster] As “to fell,” is “to make to fall,” and “to lay,” to make to lie.'' so “to drench,” is “to make to drink.” --Trench. [1913 Webster] 2. To steep in moisture; to wet thoroughly; to soak; to saturate with water or other liquid; to immerse. [1913 Webster] Now dam the ditches and the floods restrain; Their moisture has already drenched the plain. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Drench \Drench\, n. [AS. dreng warrior, soldier, akin to Icel. drengr.] (O. Eng. Law) A military vassal mentioned in Domesday Book. [Obs.] --Burrill. [1913 Webster]