drenching
1Drenching — 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;… …
2drenching — adj. Drenching is used with these nouns: ↑rain …
3drenching — noun the act of making something completely wet he gave it a good drenching • Syn: ↑soaking, ↑souse, ↑sousing • Derivationally related forms: ↑souse (for: ↑sousing), ↑ …
4drenching-gun — /ˈdrɛntʃɪŋ gʌn/ (say drenching gun) noun a device for administering a drench to animals …
5drenching — Synonyms and related words: brewing, dampening, drench, ducking, dunking, humectant, imbruement, imbuement, impregnation, infiltration, infusion, injection, irrigational, irriguous, leaching, lixiviation, maceration, moistening, percolation,… …
6drenching — drentʃ v. wet, soak, saturate; administer medication to an animal (Veterinary Medicine) …
7drenching — n. Soaking, wetting, ducking …
8drenching rain — pouring rain, heavy rain …
9Deworming — Drenching Merino hoggets, Walcha, NSW Deworming (sometimes known as worming or drenching) is the giving of an anthelmintic drug (a wormer, dewormer, or drench) to an animal to rid it of intestinal parasites, such as roundworm and tapeworm. Purge… …
10drench — drencher, n. drenchingly, adv. /drench/, v.t. 1. to wet thoroughly; soak. 2. to saturate by immersion in a liquid; steep. 3. to cover or fill completely; bathe: trees drenched with sunlight. 4. Vet. Med. to administer a draft of medicine to (an… …
