sluice | Definition of sluice

Synonyms and Antonyms of sluice

to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse

he sluiced the gutters with lots of water in order to make sure they were clear

Synonyms of sluice

flush, irrigate, rinse, wash, wash out

Words Related to sluice

deluge, engulf, flood, inundate, swamp

flow, gush, rush, stream

drench, saturate, soak

douse (also dowse), slosh, splash