souse-v; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: immerse in liquid

Examples:
A couple of quarts of water flew in the door and soused Booger Tom.
When the mist soused their bristles, they grew skittish.
She didn't hesitate to souse the Old Man himself with a plate of soup.
Sousing him in the fountain was nearly as good, though.

Mappings:
VerbNet: other_cos-45.4
FrameNet: Cause_to_be_wet
PropBank: souse.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: become drunk

Examples:
You were so soused on gin last night you probably broke the table yourself.
The last held photos of politicians who'd gotten soused there.
Anderson approached, obviously soused.
When everyone was soused, they played the game of 'I Never."
At 4 a.m. Nov. 19, 1961, Mailer, stoned and soused, stabbed his wife.
Once, I found him soused in a ditch.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: souse.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: cook immersed in a marinade

Examples:
They had beef roast, chopped in hunks and soused in its own gravy.
It lists 31 different categories of recipes from soup to sousing.
They had soused herring for dinner.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: souse.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4