Rain vs Drench - What's the difference?
rain | drench | Synonyms |
Condensed water falling from a cloud.
(figuratively) Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.
(figuratively) An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air.
(impersonal) To have rain fall from the sky.
To fall as or like rain.
* Shakespeare
To fall in large quantities.
To issue (something) in large quantities.
A draught administered to an animal.
(obsolete) A drink; a draught; specifically, a potion of medicine poured or forced down the throat; also, a potion that causes purging.
* Dryden
* Shakespeare
To soak, to make very wet.
* Dryden
To cause to drink; especially, to dose (e.g. a horse) with medicine by force.
(obsolete, UK) A military vassal, mentioned in the Domesday Book.
Rain is a synonym of drench.
As nouns the difference between rain and drench
is that rain is while drench is a draught administered to an animal or drench can be (obsolete|uk) a military vassal, mentioned in the domesday book.As a verb drench is
to soak, to make very wet.rain
English
Noun
(en-noun)- We've been having a lot of rain lately .
- The rains came late that year.
- A rain of mortar fire fell on our trenches.
Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Usage notes
* shower, downpour, drop are some of the words used to count rain.Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
en verb)- It will rain today.
- The rain it raineth every day.
- Tears rained from her eyes.
- Bombs rained from the sky.
- The boxer rained punches on his opponent's head.
Derived terms
* Also see * it never rains but it pours * rain cats and dogs, rain dogs and cats * rain down * rain offSee also
* drizzle * hail * mizzle * precipitation * serein * shower * sleet * snow * storm *Anagrams
* 1000 English basic words ----drench
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) drenchen, from (etyl) . More at drink.Noun
(es)- A drench of wine.
- Give my roan horse a drench .
Verb
- Now dam the ditches and the floods restrain; / Their moisture has already drenched the plain.
Etymology 2
Anglo-Saxon dreng warrior, soldier, akin to Icelandic drengr.Noun
(es)- (Burrill)