Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb ret

1 sense of ret

Sense 1
ret -- (place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue)
       => drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse -- (cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face")