Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun souse
3 senses of souse
Sense 1
alcoholic, alky, dipsomaniac, boozer, lush, soaker, souse -- (a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually)
=> drunkard, drunk, rummy, sot, inebriate, wino -- (a chronic drinker)
Sense 2
souse -- (pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled)
=> sausage -- (highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings)
Sense 3
drenching, soaking, souse, sousing -- (the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching")
=> wetting -- (the act of making something wet)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb souse
4 senses of souse
Sense 1
drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse -- (cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face")
=> wet -- (cause to become wet; "Wet your face")
Sense 2
dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse -- (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")
=> immerse, plunge -- (thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water")
Sense 3
souse, soak, inebriate, hit it up -- (become drunk or drink excessively)
=> drink, booze, fuddle -- (consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night")
Sense 4
souse -- (cook in a marinade; "souse herring")
=> cook -- (transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes")