dowse

Noun
  1. Searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod (synset 105784676)
    is a type of: divination, foretelling, fortune telling, soothsaying - the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
    same as: dowsing, rhabdomancy
Verb
  1. Wet thoroughly (synset 202655322)
    is a type of: wet - cause to become wet
    same as: douse
  2. Use a divining rod in search of underground water or metal (synset 201317800)
    is a type of: divine - search by divining, as if with a rod
  3. Slacken (synset 200422259)
    "douse a rope"
    is a type of: remit, slacken - make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
    same as: douse
  4. Cover with liquid;
    Pour liquid onto (synset 200216642)
    "souse water on his hot face"
    is a type of: wet - cause to become wet
    subtypes:
    • brine - soak in brine
    • bedraggle, draggle - make wet and dirty, as from rain
    • bate - soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments
    • ret - place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue
    • flush, sluice - irrigate with water from a sluice
    same as: douse, drench, soak, sop, souse

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