souse

souse

verb

Definition of SOUSE

1

to make wet <a passing car barreled through the puddle and soused us good>

Synonyms bathe, bedraggle, douse (also dowse), drench, drown, soak, sodden, sop, souse, wash, water, waterlog, water-soak, wet down

Related Words asperse, bedew, damp, dampen, drizzle, humidify, hydrate, mist, moisten, moisturize, shower, sprinkle; deluge, flood, hose (down), inundate, overflow; submerge, swamp; splash; impregnate, saturate, steep; flush, irrigate, lave, rinse, slosh, sluice; dip, duck, dunk; rehydrate, rewash, rewet

Near Antonyms dewater, evaporate, freeze-dry; drip-dry, wring; dehumidify

Antonyms dehydrate, desiccate, dry, parch, scorch, sear

2

to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid <repeatedly soused the tools in the tub to get the dirt off>

Synonyms douse (also dowse), duck, dunk, immerse, souse, sop, submerge, submerse

Related Words bathe, moisten, soak, steep, wet; drench, drown, flood; dive, plunge, thrust

3

to wet thoroughly with liquid <firefighters soused the neighboring houses so that they wouldn't catch fire as well>

Synonyms drench, drown, impregnate, macerate, saturate, sodden, sop, souse, steep

Related Words waterlog, water-soak; marinate, seethe; presoak; dip, immerse, inundate, submerge, swamp; bathe, douse (also dowse), hydrate, swill, wash, water; infiltrate, penetrate, permeate; damp, dampen, humidify, moisten

Near Antonyms dehydrate, desiccate, dry, parch, sear; drain, empty, void; dehumidify

Antonyms wring (out)