1. (

• drenching ,
• soaking ,
• souse ,
• sousing

) the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching" ;

1. (

• swamp ,
• drench

) drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged; "The tsunami swamped every boat in the harbor" ;

2. (

• drench

) force to drink ;

3. (

• imbrue ,
• drench ,

) permeate or impregnate; "The war drenched the country in blood" ;

4. (

• drench ,
• douse ,
• dowse ,
• soak ,
• sop ,
• souse ,

) cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face" ;