Moby Thesaurus. Grady Ward. 1996.
Drenching — 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drenching — adj. Drenching is used with these nouns: ↑rain … Collocations dictionary
drenching — noun the act of making something completely wet he gave it a good drenching • Syn: ↑soaking, ↑souse, ↑sousing • Derivationally related forms: ↑souse (for: ↑sousing), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
drenching-gun — /ˈdrɛntʃɪŋ gʌn/ (say drenching gun) noun a device for administering a drench to animals …
drenching — drentʃ v. wet, soak, saturate; administer medication to an animal (Veterinary Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
drenching — n. Soaking, wetting, ducking … New dictionary of synonyms
drenching rain — pouring rain, heavy rain … English contemporary dictionary
Deworming — 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… … Wikipedia
drench — 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… … Universalium
drench — [[t]drɛntʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to wet thoroughly; soak 2) to saturate by immersion in a liquid; steep 3) to cover or fill completely; bathe: sunlight drenching the trees[/ex] 4) vet to administer a draft of medicine to (an animal), esp. by force 5)… … From formal English to slang
