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souse1 (sous)

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

verb: soused, sous·ing, sous·es. 

transitive verb 

  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.

intransitive verb 

To become immersed or soaking wet.

noun 

  1. The act or process of sousing.
    1. Food steeped in pickle, especially pork trimmings.
    2. The liquid used in pickling; brine.
  3. Slang
    1. A drunkard.
    2. A period of heavy drinking; a binge.
souse2 (sous)

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

verb: soused, sous·ing, sous·es. 

Archaic

transitive verb 

To pounce on; attack.

intransitive verb 

To swoop down, as an attacking hawk does.

noun 

Obsolete
A swooping motion of attack.