sop vs souse

sop and souse both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sop	Yes	No	Yes	No
souse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sop and souse are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of sop include douse, dowse, drench, soak.

As verbs, souse is a hypernym of sop; that is, souse is a word with a broader meaning than sop:

Other hypernyms of sop include dip, douse, dunk, plunge.

sop (noun)	souse (noun)
a concession given to mollify or placate	the act of making something completely wet
piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid	pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled
	a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

sop (verb)	souse (verb)
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto	cook in a marinade
dip into liquid	cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid	become drunk or drink excessively
give a conciliatory gift or bribe to	immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate