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uitdoen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • doff verb To take off something you are wearing or carrying, such as clothing or armor.
  • douse verb To drench something thoroughly with liquid.

Senses

uitdoen is used for these senses in English:

  • doff (chiefly, clothing) To remove or take off (something worn on the body such as armour or clothing, or something carried).
  • douse (transitive) To put out; to extinguish.
  • put out To extinguish (fire).
  • turn off (transitive) To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).
  • turn out (transitive, idiomatic) To extinguish a light or other device.

doff — full definition

  1. verb To take off something you are wearing or carrying, such as clothing or armor.
  2. verb To lift or take off your hat as a greeting or a mark of respect.
  3. verb To take off your clothes.
  4. verb To throw off or get rid of something.

douse — full definition

  1. verb To drench something thoroughly with liquid.
  2. verb To put out a flame or light.
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