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tremper — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dip verb To lower something briefly into a liquid.
  • drench verb To soak someone or something completely by pouring or splashing liquid on it, or by immersing it.
  • mash noun A soft, pulpy mixture made by crushing or beating something, especially mashed potatoes.
  • quench verb To satisfy thirst, or more broadly, a strong desire.
  • soak verb To leave something in liquid until it becomes thoroughly wet.

Senses

tremper is used for these senses in English:

  • dip (transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.
  • drench To make (someone or something) completely wet by having water or some other liquid fall or thrown on them or it; to saturate, to soak; also (archaic) , to make (someone or something) completely wet by immersing in water or some other liquid; to soak, to steep.
  • mash (transitive) To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure
  • mash (transitive, UK, mostly, Northern England, Lancashire, Yorkshire) To prepare a cup of tea in a teapot; to brew (tea).
  • quench (transitive, metallurgy) To cool rapidly by direct contact with liquid coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.
  • soak (intransitive) To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.

dip — full definition

  1. verb To lower something briefly into a liquid.
  2. verb To drop slightly in level, value, or amount.
  3. noun A thick sauce for dunking food such as chips or vegetables.
  4. noun A brief swim.
  5. noun A slight downward slope or drop in a surface.

drench — full definition

  1. verb To soak someone or something completely by pouring or splashing liquid on it, or by immersing it.
  2. noun A dose of medicine given to an animal, often forced down its throat.

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