sot

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɒt/

Noun

sot (plural sots)

1. (archaic) stupid person; fool
   • 1610, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, act 3 scene 2

     Remember / First to possess his books; for without them / He's but a sot, as I am […]

   • In Egypt oft has seen the Sot bow down, / And reverence some deified Baboon.

2. drunkard

   • Every sign / That calls the staring sots to nasty wine.

Synonyms

• (stupid person) See also Thesaurus:idiot (intelligence) or Thesaurus:fool (wisdom)
• (drunkard) alcoholic, souse, suck-pint; See also Thesaurus:drunkard

Translations

• French: sot
• Russian: дура́к

Translations

• Russian: алкого́лик
• Spanish: tomador, borracho, bebedor

Verb

sot (sots, present participle sotting; past and past participle sotted)

1. To drink until one becomes drunk
2. To stupefy; to infatuate; to besot.

   • I hate to see a brave, bold fellow sotted.

Translations

• Russian: напива́ться

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