Douse and Pick

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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
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Pick and douse are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pick" instead a noun "Douse".
Nearby Word: dousing

Pick

Pick noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: in the days when corporal punishment was permissible, it was not uncommon for an inattentive student to get a sharp pick in the head with a blackboard pointer
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Douse and pick are semantically related. (British) Sometimes you can use "Douse" instead a noun "Pick".
Nearby Words: pickle, picky, picked, picket, pickup

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character douse character pick character
people douse people pick people
times douse times pick times
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