souse

Speech parts

1. souse - Noun

2. souse - Verb

3. souse - Adverb

Meaning

A corrupt form of Sou.

Pickle made with salt.

Something kept or steeped in pickle; esp., the pickled ears, feet, etc., of swine.

To steep in pickle; to pickle.

To plunge or immerse in water or any liquid.

To drench, as by an immersion; to wet throughly.

To swoop or plunge, as a bird upon its prey; to fall suddenly; to rush with speed; to make a sudden attack.

To pounce upon.

With a sudden swoop; violently.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

alcoholic sop sot boozer dowse dip lush plunge soak soaking douse inebriate drench soaker dunk
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Antonyms

DRY drain ascetic instill dribble dehydrate
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Hypernyms

cook sot drink WET drunk sausage

Hyponyms

bate sop duck ret sluice dip

Derivatives

soused sousing

Examples

dip the garment into the cleaning solution Source: Internet

dip the brush into the paint Source: Internet

souse water on his hot face Source: Internet

he gave it a good drenching Source: Internet

souse herring Source: Internet

I had the pickled pigtail bowl, it was my substitute for souse and boy, was I glad! Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Sousa sousaphone sousaphonist soused sousemeat sousing