(obsolete, idiom, slang) To put too much water in something; overdilute.
(obsolete, idiom, slang) To put too much water in something; overdilute.
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(transitive) To submerge briefly in a liquid.
Drenched with water, or other liquid.
The act or process of briefly submerging or immersing an object or person in a liquid, as in dunking a cookie in milk, or dunking a playmate in the swimming pool.
A Scottish and Northern English dialect verb meaning to drench or soak completely — typically used when rain has absolutely ruined your day or someone has dunked you in water. If you've been drookt, you're not just damp; you're soaked to the bone. It's a wonderfully expressive word that captures that specific misery of being caught in a Scottish downpour without an umbrella. Still heard in parts of Scotland, though largely absent from standard English.