Drench

Meaning

Noun

●

A

or

of

(especially one

)

by a person;

, a (large)

, or one

or

the throat.

●

In Veterinary medicine:

A

or

of

to an animal.

●

An

of making someone

; a

or

, a

ting.

●

An amount of water or some other

that will make someone

wet.

Verb

●

To cause (someone) to

; to provide (someone) with a

.

●

In Veterinary medicine:

To cause (someone) to

; to provide (someone) with a

.

To

a

or

of

to (an

), often by force.

●

To make (someone

)

by having water or some other

or

them or it; to

, to

; also (archaic), to make (someone

)

by

in water or some other

; to

, to steep.

●

To

(someone).

●

To

(someone); to

, to engulf.

●

To be

; also, to be

in water.

Sourced from

Origin

drench

English

drenchen

Middle English (1100-1500)

drencan

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

Sourced from

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Rhymes

Dog Bone Wrench

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