souse meaning and definition

SOUSE noun

Definition of souse (noun)

1. a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
   • synonyms: alcoholic, alky, boozer, dipsomaniac, lush, soaker
2. pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled
3. the act of making something completely wet
   • "he gave it a good drenching"
   • synonyms: drenching, soaking, sousing

SOUSE verb

Definition of souse (verb)

1. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
   • "souse water on his hot face"
   • synonyms: douse, dowse, drench, soak, sop
2. 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"
   • synonyms: dip, douse, dunk, plunge
3. become drunk or drink excessively
   • synonyms: hit it up, inebriate, soak
4. cook in a marinade
   • "souse herring"