Douse and Rap

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

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

Nearby Word: dousing

Rap

Rap noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: the doctor used a little hammer to give me a rap on the knee to test my reflexes

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

Nearby Words: rapped, rapping, rapist, rapper

Common collocations

people douse people rap people
drake douse drake rap drake
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