souse
Pronunciation: (sous), [key] — v., n. soused, sous•ing,
—v.t. - to plunge into water or other liquid; immerse.
- to drench, as with water.
- to dash or pour, as water.
- to steep in pickling brine; pickle.
—v.i. - to plunge into water or other liquid.
- to be soaked or drenched.
- to be steeping or soaking in something.
—n. - an act of sousing.
- something kept or steeped in pickle, esp. the head, ears, and feet of a pig.
- a liquid used as a pickle.
- a drunkard.
souse
Pronunciation: (sous), [key] — v., n. soused, sous•ing,
—v.i. - to swoop down.
—v.t. - to swoop or pounce upon.
—n. Falconry. - a rising while in flight.
- a swooping or pouncing.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.