The difference between Lush and Souse

When used as nouns, lush means drunkard, sot, alcoholic, whereas souse means the pickled ears, feet, etc., of swine.

When used as verbs, lush means to drink (liquor) to excess, whereas souse means to immerse in liquid.

Lush is also adjective with the meaning: lax.

check bellow for the other definitions of Lush and Souse

Lush as an adjective (obsolete):

Lax; slack; limp; flexible.
Lush as an adjective (dialectal):

Mellow; soft; easily turned.
Lush as an adjective (of [[vegetation]]):

Dense, teeming with life.
Lush as an adjective (slang, of [[food]]):

Luxuriant, delicious.

Examples:

"That meal was lush! We have to go that restaurant again sometime!"
Lush as an adjective (British, slang):

Beautiful, sexy.

Examples:

"Boys with long hair are lush!"
Lush as an adjective (British, Canada, slang):

Amazing, cool, fantastic, wicked.

Examples:

"Your voice is lush, Lucy! I could listen to it all day!"

Lush as a noun (slang, pejorative):

Drunkard, sot, alcoholic.
Lush as a noun (slang):

Intoxicating liquor.
Lush as a noun (Hawaii, Pidgin, slang):

A person who enjoys talking about themselves

Examples:

"Am I humble or am I a lush?"

Souse as a noun (US, Appalachian):

Something kept or steeped in brine The pickled ears, feet, etc., of swine. # Pickled scrapple. # Pickled or boiled ears and feet of a pig A pickle made with salt. The ear; especially, a hog's ear.
Souse as a noun:

The act of sousing; a plunging into water.
Souse as a noun:

A person suffering from alcoholism.

Souse as a verb (transitive):

To immerse in liquid; to steep or drench.
Souse as a verb (transitive):

To steep in brine; to pickle.