Douse and Punch

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

Nearby Word: dousing

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

Usage example: the poor palooka wasn't able to land a single punch on his opponent

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

Nearby Words: punchy, punched, punching, puncher, punchline

character	douse character	punch character
man	douse man	punch man
woman	douse woman	punch woman
people	douse people	punch people
Other words: anyone, opponent, enemy, everyone, times, guns, buildings.

Resident Bitch in Sheep's Clothing McCool had been taunting poor Mickie for weeks about being "fat" (calling her "Piggie James") and had her henchwomen douse Mickie with punch and smash her face into a heavily frosted cake, causing Mickie to burst into tears and run out of the arena.

Source: Squash Match

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