Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - drench
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(drenches, drenching, drenched) To drench something or someone means to make them completely wet. They turned fire hoses on the people and drenched them... They were getting drenched by icy water... We were completely drenched and cold... = soak VERB: V n, get V-ed, V-ed • -drenched ...the rain-drenched streets of the capital. COMB in ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Date: before 12th century 1. a poisonous or medicinal drink; specifically a large dose of medicine mixed with liquid and put down the throat of an animal 2. a. something that ~es b. a quantity sufficient to ~ or saturate II. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English drencan; akin to Old English drincan to drink Date: before 12th century 1. a. archaic to force to drink b. to administer a ~ to (an animal) 2. to wet thoroughly (as by soaking or immersing in liquid) 3. to soak or cover thoroughly with liquid that falls or is precipitated 4. to fill or cover completely as if by soaking or precipitation was ~ed in furs and diamonds — Richard Brautigan Synonyms: see soak • ~er noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v.tr. 1 a wet thoroughly (was drenched by the rain). b saturate; soak (in liquid). 2 force (an animal) to take medicine. 3 archaic cause to drink. --n. 1 a soaking; a downpour. 2 medicine administered to an animal. 3 archaic a medicinal or poisonous draught. Etymology: OE drencan, drenc f. Gmc: rel. to DRINK ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. промокание 2. проливной дождь 3. большая доза лекарства (особ. для животного) 4. пропитывать влагой; промачивать насквозь to be drenched through (to the skin) —- промокнуть до костей drenched in blood —- залитый кровью 5. смачивать flowers drenched with dew —- цветы, покрытые росой 6. разг. пропитывать to drench oneself in the classics —- начитаться классиков; накачаться классикой 7. вливать лекарство; давать слабительное (животным) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) промокание 2) ливень 3) доза лекарства (для животных) 2. v. 1) смачивать, мочить, промачивать насквозь; орошать (in/with) I left the garden chairs out all night, and they got drenched with rain. 2) вливать лекарство (животным) ...Англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. drencan "cause to drink," caus. of drincan "to drink," from P.Gmc. *drankijan. In M.E., it meant "to drown." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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