drench
drench Lexical Profile
drench Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To make someone or something thoroughly wet; to soak completely.
"A sudden thunderstorm drenched the spectators before they could reach the stadium exits."
To force an animal, especially livestock, to swallow a liquid dose of medicine.
"The farmer had to drench the cattle to prevent worm infestations during the wet season."
• noun
A heavy fall of rain or a thorough soaking with liquid.
"The sudden summer drench left the hikers looking for shelter under the dense canopy."
A large dose of liquid medicine administered to an animal, typically poured down the throat of livestock.
"The veterinarian prepared an antiparasitic drench for the flock of sheep."
• Rhymes for drench
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'drencan', meaning 'to give to drink' or 'to drown', which is the causative form of 'drincan' (to drink) from Proto-Germanic.