souse

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: alcoholicalkydipsomaniacboozerlushsoakerdrenchingsoakingsousingdrenchdousedowse

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. a person who drinks alcohol to excess habituallySynonyms: alcoholicalkydipsomaniacboozerlushsoaker
  2. pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled
  3. the act of making something completely wet“he gave it a good drenching”Synonyms: drenchingsoakingsousing

Verb (4)

  1. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto“souse water on his hot face”Synonyms: drenchdousedowsesoaksop
  2. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate“dip the garment into the cleaning solution”“dip the brush into the paint”Synonyms: dunkdipplungedouse
  3. become drunk or drink excessivelySynonyms: soakinebriatehit it up
  4. cook in a marinade“souse herring”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sous \Sous\, Souse \Souse\ (F. s[=oo]; colloq. Eng. sous), n. A corrupt form of Sou. [Obs.] --Colman, the Elder. [1913 Webster]
Souse \Souse\, n. [OF. sausse. See Sauce.] [Written also souce, sowce, and sowse.]

1.Pickle made with salt. [1913 Webster]

2.Something kept or steeped in pickle; esp., the pickled ears, feet, etc., of swine. [1913 Webster]

And he that can rear up a pig in his house, Hath cheaper his bacon, and sweeter his souse.— Tusser.[1913 Webster]

3.The ear; especially, a hog's ear. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]

4.The act of sousing; a plunging into water. [1913 Webster]

Souse \Souse\, n. A drunkard. [slang] [PJC]
Souse \Souse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Soused; p. pr. & vb. n. Sousing.] [Cf. F. saucer to wet with sauce. See Souse pickle.]

1.To steep in pickle; to pickle. "A soused gurnet." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2.To plunge or immerse in water or any liquid. [1913 Webster]

They soused me over head and ears in water.— Addison.[1913 Webster]

3.To drench, as by an immersion; to wet throughly. [1913 Webster]

Although I be well soused in this shower.— Gascoigne.[1913 Webster]
Souse \Souse\, adv. With a sudden swoop; violently. --Young. [1913 Webster]
Souse \Souse\, v. i. [Probably fr. OF. sors, p. p. of sordre to rise, and first used of an upward swood, then of a swoop in general, but also confused with Souse, v. t. See Source.] To swoop or plunge, as a bird upon its prey; to fall suddenly; to rush with speed; to make a sudden attack. [1913 Webster]

For then I viewed his plunge and souse Into the foamy main. --Marston. [1913 Webster]

Jove's bird will souse upon the timorous hare. --J. Dryden. Jr. [1913 Webster]

Souse \Souse\, v. t. To pounce upon. [R.] [1913 Webster]

[The gallant monarch] like eagle o'er his serie towers, To souse annoyance that comes near his nest. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Souse \Souse\, n. The act of sousing, or swooping. [1913 Webster]

As a falcon fair That once hath failed or her souse full near. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

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