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souse
(s/AU/s )

noun (n)

  • a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    alcoholic, alky, boozer, dipsomaniac, lush, soaker
    source: wordnet30
  • pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled(noun.food)
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of making something completely wet(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    drenching, soaking, sousing
    source: wordnet30
  • Pickle made with salt.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • The act of sousing, or swooping.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

  • With a sudden swoop; violently.(adverb)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • cover with liquid; pour liquid onto(verb.change)
    Example:
    Souse water on his hot face.
    Synonym:
    douse, dowse, drench, soak, sop
    source: wordnet30
  • immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    dip, douse, dunk, plunge
    source: wordnet30
  • become drunk or drink excessively(verb.consumption)
    Synonym:
    hit it up, inebriate, soak
    source: wordnet30
  • cook in a marinade(verb.change)
    Example:
    Souse herring.
    source: wordnet30
  • To steep in pickle; to pickle.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To swoop or plunge, as a bird upon its prey; to fall suddenly; to rush with speed; to make a sudden attack.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To pounce upon.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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