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Meaning of 'souse' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Souse [ adv.]
- With a sudden swoop; violently.
2 . Souse [ n.]
- A corrupt form of Sou.
- Pickle made with salt.
- Something kept or steeped in pickle; esp., the pickled ears, feet, etc., of swine.
- The ear; especially, a hog's ear.
- The act of sousing; a plunging into water.
- The act of sousing, or swooping.
3 . Souse [ v. t.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'souse' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . souse [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of making something completely wet
Example in sentence:
  • he gave it a good drenching
2 . souse [ v]
Meaning (2):
- immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
Example in sentence:
  • dip the brush into the paint;
  • dip the garment into the cleaning solution
Meaning (3):
- cook in a marinade
Example in sentence:
  • souse herring
Meaning (4):
- cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
Example in sentence:
  • souse water on his hot face

Nearby Words:

sou souari nut soubah soubahdar soubrette soubriquet souce souchong soudan souded

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