drench
to wet thoroughly; soak.
to saturate by immersion in a liquid; steep.
to cover or fill completely; bathe: trees drenched with sunlight.
Veterinary Medicine. to administer a draft of medicine to (an animal), especially by force: to drench a horse.
Archaic. to cause to drink.
the act of drenching.
something that drenches: a drench of rain.
a preparation for drenching or steeping.
a solution, especially one of fermenting bran, for drenching hides or skins.
a large drink or draft.
a draft of medicine, especially one administered to an animal by force.
Horticulture. a mixture of pesticide and water applied to the soil surrounding a plant.
Origin of drench
1synonym study For drench
Other words from drench
- drencher, noun
- drench·ing·ly, adverb
- un·drenched, adjective
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How to use drench in a sentence
I blasted the Beastie Boys and chemically straightened my curls, drenching them with Sun-In until I, too, had long, golden waves.
Living On—And Leaving—America’s Biggest Commune | Rena Mundo Croshere | November 23, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe wind is fierce—gusts are blowing rain like wet bullets, drenching everything.
Defensiveness has swept over the culture like a giant wave, drenching daily choices in cold water.
But the Scots did not come, and between drenching rains and lack of provisions145 his troops were worn out in body and in temper.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonIn the two English camps about twenty were down at the same time, and exposed the men to all the drenching rain.
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard Russell
The summits of the higher ones were constantly swept by the flakes of foam, and promised nothing but an inhospitable drenching.
Toilers of the Sea | Victor HugoOne of the committee rode into Savannah, through a drenching rain, to report to General Grover.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.By day, we lay and slept in the drenching heather; by night, incessantly clambered upon breakneck hills and among rude crags.
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British Dictionary definitions for drench
/ (drɛntʃ) /
to make completely wet; soak
to give liquid medicine to (an animal), esp by force
the act or an instance of drenching
a dose of liquid medicine given to an animal
Origin of drench
1Derived forms of drench
- drencher, noun
- drenching, noun, adjective
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