douche

verb

Definition of douchenext
as in to hose

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for douche
  1. hose
  2. flow
  3. gush
  4. stream
Verb
  • The Indianapolis Fire Department responded to a 911 call at 4:41 p.m. from a neighbor who was trying to hose down the fire at 5240 Chisolm Trail, a single-story home on the city's far southeast side, according to a press release.
    Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Crews are gaining control of the fire by hosing it with multiple streams of water and ventilating the building, Louisville Fire officials said on X. The site of the fire is Recycling Management Resources.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of hose
Verb
  • In reality, the lack of water flowing from hydrants highlights a problem within the city’s emergency infrastructure.
    Chloe Sorvino, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • But the Biden administration concluded that some data of U.S. users would still flow to China and ByteDance would still be able to exert control over TikTok’s operations in the U.S.
    Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of flow
Verb
  • The Weeknd gushes when talking about his co-stars, Ortega and Keoghan.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
  • When they were connected, Barbaro nervously gushed that Baez deserved her own movie.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of gush
Verb
  • In the United Kingdom, the 2025 BAFTAs ceremony will be broadcast on BBC One and available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Viewers in the US can watch along via BritBox.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The series airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT following a lead-in from Night Court, currently in its third season, and streams the next day on Peacock.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of stream
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