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Dictionary: souse1   (sous) pronunciation

v., soused, sous·ing, sous·es.

v.tr.
  1. To plunge into a liquid.
  2. To make soaking wet; drench.
  3. To steep in a mixture, as in pickling.
  4. Slang. To make intoxicated.
v.intr.
To become immersed or soaking wet.

n.
  1. The act or process of sousing.
    1. Food steeped in pickle, especially pork trimmings.
    2. The liquid used in pickling; brine.
  2. Slang.
    1. A drunkard.
    2. A period of heavy drinking; a binge.

[Middle English sousen, probably from Old French *souser, to pickle, from souz, sous, pickled meat, of Germanic origin.]


souse2 (sous) pronunciation

v. Archaic, soused, sous·ing, sous·es.

v.tr.
To pounce on; attack.

v.intr.
To swoop down, as an attacking hawk does.

n. Obsolete
A swooping motion of attack.

[From Middle English souse, swooping motion, alteration of sours, source, a rising. See source.]


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1. To cook or steep food in vinegar; especially oily fish such as herring and mackerel.

2. Pork in gelatine with vinegar, dill pickles and sweet peppers.

n. 1. Food that's been pickled (see pickle). 2. The brine used in pickling. 3. A pork luncheon meat bound (see bind) with a brine-based gelatin mixture. 4. A drunkard. souse v. To pickle food.

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verb

  1. To plunge briefly in or into a liquid: dip, douse, duck, dunk, immerge, immerse, submerge, submerse. See enter/exit.
  2. To make thoroughly wet: douse, drench, saturate, soak, sodden, sop, wet. See dry/wet.

noun

    A person who is habitually drunk: drunk, drunkard, inebriate, sot, tippler. Slang boozehound, boozer, lush2, rummy1, soak, sponge, stiff. See drugs/temperance.

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v

Definition: make very wet
Antonyms: dehydrate, dry


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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - nedlægge i lage, dukke, dyppe ned i, overdænge med vand
v. intr. - blive overdænget med vand, blive fuld
n. - sylte, lage, nedlægning i lage, fulderik

2.
v. tr. - slå ned på
v. intr. - slå ned, dykke
n. - dyk

Nederlands (Dutch)
zuiplap, onderdompeling, pekelen, doornat maken

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - tremper, (Culin) faire mariner
v. intr. - être trempé, se tremper
n. - marinade, poivrot

2.
v. tr. - attaquer
v. intr. - fondre sur
n. - mouvement d'attaque (en fondant sur)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - löschen
n. - Eintauchen, Salzgurke, Sülze, (ugs.) Säufer

2.
v. - herabstürzen
n. - Aufstieg

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (μαγειρ.) άλμη, σαλαμούρα, αλίπαστο, παστό, βούτηγμα (σε υγρό), παπάρα, (καθομ.) κρασοκατάνυξη, μπεκρόμουτρο
v. - παστώνω, μουλιάζω, (καθομ.) μπεκρουλιάζω

Italiano (Italian)
salamoia, tuffo, marinare, tuffare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - salmoura (f), comida envinagrada (picles) (f), muito bêbado (m)
v. - mergulhar, molhar, encharcar-se

Русский (Russian)
прыжок (в воду), погружение, пьянка, пропойца, рассол, солонина, зельц, погружать, окунаться, мочить, брызгать, напиться, солить, мариновать, тяжело падать, пикировать

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - sumergir, empapar
v. intr. - encurtir, adobar
n. - escabeche, conserva en vinagre, adobo

2.
v. tr. - golpear, pegar
v. intr. - zambullirse
n. - zambullida, movimiento de ataque

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sylta, inkokta grisfötter etc, saltlake, marinad, saltläggning, blötning, dopp, fylltratt
v. - lägga i saltlake, koka i ättika, doppa, berusa

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 把...浸入水, 腌, 投入水中, 喝醉, 盐汁, 浸湿, 腌货, 酒鬼

2. 向...飞扑, 飞扑, 猛扑

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 向...飛撲
v. intr. - 飛撲
n. - 猛撲

2.
v. tr. - 把...浸入水, 醃
v. intr. - 投入水中, 喝醉
n. - 鹽汁, 浸濕, 醃貨, 酒鬼

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 소금에 절이다, 물에 담그다, 취하게 하다
v. intr. - 흠뻑 젖다, 물속으로 뛰어들다, 취하다
n. - (절이는 데 쓰는) 짠 간물, 물에 담금, 술고래

2.
v. tr. - 급습하다, 공격하다
v. intr. - 내리 덮치다, 급습하다
n. - 공격적인 동작, 급습

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 塩漬け, 漬け汁, ずぶぬれ, 水浸し, 塩漬け汁, 塩水, 酔っ払い, どんちゃん騒ぎ
v. - 浸す, つかる, ずぶぬれにする, ずぶぬれになる, 酢漬けにする, 塩漬けにする, 水浸しになる, 酔っ払う

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) محلول تخليل, سمك أو لحم خنزير مخلل (فعل) يسكر, يبلل تبليلا تاما, يخلل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮השרה, כבש, הרטיב, הרווה, הספיג, שימר (דג)‬
v. intr. - ‮שרה, טבל‬
n. - ‮אוכל כבוש, מי-מלח, שיכור‬
v. tr. - ‮התנפל פתאום על‬
v. intr. - ‮עט על (עיט)‬
n. - ‮תקיפה ע"י צלילה באוויר‬


 
 
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