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roll up vs douse

douse vs roll up

roll up and douse both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
roll up No No Yes No
douse No No Yes No
As verbs, douse is a hyponym of roll up; that is, douse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than roll up:
  • roll up: form into a cylinder by rolling
  • douse: lower quickly
Other hyponyms of roll up include reef, bolt, gather in, take in, brail.
roll up (verb) douse (verb)
form a cylinder by rolling cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
form into a cylinder by rolling slacken
show certain properties when being rolled lower quickly
make into a bundle immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
close (a car window) by causing it to move up, as with a handle dip into a liquid
arrive in a vehicle: wet thoroughly
get or gather together put out, as of a candle or a light
Difference between roll up and douse

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