Drench — Drench, n. [AS. drenc. See {Drench}, v. t.] A drink; a draught; specifically, a potion of medicine poured or forced down the throat; also, a potion that causes purging. A drench of wine. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Give my roan horse a drench. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drench — n a poisonous or medicinal drink specif a large dose of medicine mixed with liquid and put down the throat of an animal drench vt to administer a drench to (an animal) * * * (drench) a draft of medicine given to an animal by pouring it into its… … Medical dictionary
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; especially, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drench´er — drench «drehnch», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to wet thoroughly; soak: »A heavy rain drenched the campers and they had to dry out their wet clothing. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under wet. (Cf. ↑wet) 2. to cause to drink; co … Useful english dictionary
drench — drench·er; drench·ing·ly; drench; … English syllables
Drench — Drench, n. [AS. dreng warrior, soldier, akin to Icel. drengr.] (O. Eng. Law) A military vassal mentioned in Domesday Book. [Obs.] Burrill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drench — [drench] vt. [ME drenchen < OE drencan, to make drink, drown, caus. of drincan, to drink < Gmc * drank , pret. stem of * drinkan, DRINK + jan, caus. suffix] 1. to make (a horse, cow, etc.) swallow a medicinal liquid 2. to make wet all over; … English World dictionary
drench — index imbue, immerse (plunge into), inundate, overload, permeate, pervade Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
drench — [drentʃ] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: drencan; related to drink] to make something or someone extremely wet ▪ In the early morning they had got drenched in the grass. >drenching [ˈdrentʃıŋ] adj ▪ drenching rain … Dictionary of contemporary English
drench — [ drentʃ ] verb transitive to make someone or something very wet … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drench — (v.) c.1200, to submerge, drown, from O.E. drencan give drink to, ply with drink, make drunk; soak, saturate; submerge, drown, causative of drincan to drink (see DRINK (Cf. drink)), from P.Gmc. *drankijan (Cf. O.N. drekkja, Swed. dränka, Du.… … Etymology dictionary
