drench

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /drɛntʃ/

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Verb

Plain form drench

Third-person singular drenches

Past tense drenched

Past participle drenched

Present participle drenching

1. (transitive) If you are drenched, you are very wet all over.

   She was drenched by the rain.

2. (medical) If you drench an animal, you dose it with medicine by force.

   The vet had to drench the horse as it did not want to take its prescription.

Noun

Singular drench

Plural drenches

1. (countable) (medical) A drench is a medical or poisonous drink given to an animal.