drenched — [drentʃt] adj 1.) covered with a lot of a liquid ▪ Come on in you re drenched! drenched in/with ▪ I was drenched in sweat. ▪ chips drenched in vinegar rain drenched/sweat drenched etc ▪ He changed out of his rain drenched clothes. 2.) drenched… … Dictionary of contemporary English
drenched — [ drentʃt ] adjective 1. ) thoroughly wet: We got completely drenched by the rain. 2. ) something that is drenched in a liquid has too much of the liquid on it: a salad drenched in olive oil … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
drenched — adjective 1 extremely wet: Come on in you re drenched! (+ with/in): I came back from aerobics drenched in sweat. | drenched to the skin (=wearing completely wet clothes) 2 covered in something (+ in): women drenched in cheap perfume | rain… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
drenched — adjective abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination (Freq. 1) drenched in moonlight moon drenched meadows • Syn: ↑drenched in • Similar to: ↑covered … Useful english dictionary
drenched in — adjective abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination drenched in moonlight moon drenched meadows • Syn: ↑drenched • Similar to: ↑covered … Useful english dictionary
Drenched — Drench Drench, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Drenching}.] [AS. drencan to give to drink, to drench, the causal of drincan to drink; akin to D. drenken, Sw. dr[ a]nka, G. tr[ a]nken. See {Drink}.] 1. To cause to drink;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drenched — UK [drentʃt] / US adjective 1) thoroughly wet We got completely drenched by the rain. 2) something that is drenched in a liquid has too much of the liquid on it … English dictionary
drenched — adjective Completely wet; sodden The storms so bad that if you step outside for 20 seconds, you get drenched … Wiktionary
drenched — Synonyms and related words: addled, awash, bathed, beery, bemused, besotted, blind drunk, bloated, bursting, choked, congested, crammed, crapulent, crapulous, crowded, deluged, dipped, distended, dizzy, dribbling, dripping, dripping wet, drowned … Moby Thesaurus
drenched — adj. soaked, wet, saturated drentʃ v. wet, soak, saturate; administer medication to an animal (Veterinary Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
drenched — adjective cover liberally with something: → drench … English new terms dictionary
