- to supply (land) with water by artificial means, as by diverting streams, flooding, or spraying.
- to supply or wash (an orifice, wound, etc.) with a spray or a flow of some liquid.
- to moisten; wet.
- to supply (land) with water by means of artificial canals, ditches, etc, esp to promote the growth of food crops
- to bathe or wash out a bodily part, cavity, or wound
- to make fertile, fresh, or vital by or as if by watering
