Douse and Hit

Douse

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

Hit and douse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hit" instead a noun "Douse".

Nearby Word: dousing

Hit

Hit noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: the quarterback can't take too many more hits like that and escape permanent injury

Douse and hit are semantically related. (British) Sometimes you can use "Douse" instead a noun "Hit".

Nearby Word: hitting

Common collocations

character douse character hit character
woman douse woman hit woman
people douse people hit people
area douse area hit area
Other words: end, anyone, button, opponent, enemy, everyone, times, girls.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Skylight Tyler can even counter other teammates getting hit, and Bethany can get Counter Douse.
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Hit and Douse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/douse/hit
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