Definitions for souses

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souses souse

Spelling: [sous]

IPA: /saʊs/

Souses is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 39 anagrams from letters in souses (eosssu).

Definitions for souses

noun

1. an act of sousing.
2. something kept or steeped in pickle, especially the head, ears, and feet of a pig.
3. a liquid used as a pickle.
4. Slang. a drunkard.
5. a rising while in flight.
6. a swooping or pouncing.

verb (used with object)

1. to plunge into water or other liquid; immerse.
2. to drench, as with water.
3. to dash or pour, as water.
4. to steep in pickling brine; pickle.
5. to swoop or pounce upon.

verb (used without object)

1. to plunge into water or other liquid.
2. to be soaked or drenched.
3. to be steeping or soaking in something.
4. to swoop down.

Origin of souses

1350-1400; 1915-20 for def 11; (noun) Middle English sows Middle French souce pickled Germanic (akin to salt¹); (v.) Middle English sousen, derivative of t

Examples for souses

But yesterday and today I enjoyed the chance to soap myself and souse.

"Let us put out his lantern and souse him in the river," said Dick, with a laugh.

Down they both went to the bottom, wid a souse you'd hear half a mile off.

Willis catches the sheep and pitches them in; and his father and Ben souse them.

She watches you lazily while you souse the dishes in the lake and wipe them clumsily.

Let me catch you at it again, and I'll souse you in the river next time.

I'll souse that Thompson underground some of these fine days!

How refreshing it was to him to soap and souse his face into the cold water!

souse a Bishop in his bath before you let him warm his chair; cry 'Fire!'

He smelt warmth, rest, and there was the promise in his mind of a good "souse."