souse vs sot

souse and sot both are nouns.

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

As nouns, sot is a hypernym of souse; that is, sot is a word with a broader meaning than souse:

Other hypernyms of souse include drunk, drunkard, inebriate, rummy, wino.

souse (noun)	sot (noun)
the act of making something completely wet	a chronic drinker
pork trimmings chopped and pickled and jelled
a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

souse (verb)	sot (verb)
cook in a marinade
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
become drunk or drink excessively
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate