Beat and Douse

Beat

Beat noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.

Usage example: delivered one hard beat on the drums

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Douse and beat are semantically related. (British) In some cases you can use "Douse" instead a noun "Beat".

Nearby Words: beaten, beating, beater, beatable

Douse noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.

Usage example: those soccer hooligans need a sound douse or two from a police officer's club

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Beat and douse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Beat" instead a noun "Douse".

Nearby Word: dousing

character	beat character	douse character
man	beat man	douse man
people	beat people	douse people
dog	beat dog	douse dog
Other words: anyone, opponent, enemy, everyone, times, players.

Police Brutality: In one instance they not only beat a perp, but they douse him with water and urine and well.

Source: Literature / 2666

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