Souse

[saʊs]

Definition

(noun.) pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled.

(verb.) cook in a marinade; 'souse herring'.

(verb.) become drunk or drink excessively.

Inputed by Avis--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A corrupt form of Sou.

(n.) Pickle made with salt.

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

(n.) The ear; especially, a hog's ear.

(n.) The act of sousing; a plunging into water.

(v. t.) To steep in pickle; to pickle.

(v. t.) To plunge or immerse in water or any liquid.

(v. t.) To drench, as by an immersion; to wet throughly.

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

(v. t.) To pounce upon.

(n.) The act of sousing, or swooping.

(adv.) With a sudden swoop; violently.

Inputed by Cyrus

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [1]. Pickle.[2]. Plunge, dip, immerse, submerge, douse, put under water (or other liquid).

ad. With a plunge.

Typist: Millie

Definition

n. pickle made of salt: anything steeped in pickle: the ear feet &c. of swine pickled.—v.t. to steep in pickle: to plunge into water.

v.t. to strike with sudden violence as a bird its prey.—v.i. to rush with speed as a bird on its prey.—n. violent attack as of a bird striking its prey.—adj. (Shak.) sudden violent.—adv. with sudden violence with swift descent downwards.

Edited by Alexander