soak

[ sohk ]

/ soʊk /

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verb (used without object)

to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.

to pass, as a liquid, through pores, holes, or the like: The rain soaked through the tear in the umbrella.

to be thoroughly wet.

to penetrate or become known to the mind or feelings (followed by in): The lesson didn't soak in.

Informal. to drink immoderately, especially alcoholic beverages: They were soaking at the bar.

verb (used with object)

to place or keep in liquid in order to saturate thoroughly; steep.

to wet thoroughly; saturate or drench.

to permeate thoroughly, as liquid or moisture does.

Metallurgy. to heat (a piece) for reworking.

Informal. to intoxicate (oneself) by drinking an excess of liquor.

Slang. to beat hard; punish severely: I was soaked for that mistake.

to extract or remove by or as by soaking (often followed by out): to soak a stain out of a napkin.

Slang. to overcharge: He was soaked by the waiter.

noun

the act or state of soaking or the state of being soaked.

the liquid in which anything is soaked.

Slang. a heavy drinker.

Australian. any small area of land, as near a spring or at the foot of a hill, that becomes swamplike or holds water after a period of heavy rain.

Verb Phrases

soak up,

to absorb or take in or up by absorption: Blotting paper soaks up ink.
to absorb with one's mind or senses; take in: to soak up information.
Slang. to drink to excess: He can really soak up the booze.

Origin of soak

before 1000; Middle English soken, Old English sōcian; akin to suck

SYNONYMS FOR soak

2, 4 seep.

7 See wet.

8 infuse, penetrate.

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ANTONYMS FOR soak

7 dry.

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OTHER WORDS FROM soak

soak·er, noun soak·ing·ly, adverb o·ver·soak, verb re·soak, verb

un·soaked, adjective well-soaked, adjective

Words nearby soak

so what, so-and-so, so-called, so-so, so., soak, soak up, soakage, soakaway, soaked to the skin, soakers

Example sentences from the Web for soaked

In its over 1,000-year history, the land has soaked in the blood of millions of people.

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The dead one's rifle lies purposelessly near the soaked one's feet.

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The soaked one squats on the bridge, eyes furious and downcast.

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My gloved fingertips, soaked with blood on his pulseless groin, started to vibrate.

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I was content to copy, and in copying I soaked up valuable lessons—about hard work, about art, and about my own limitations.

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If he do not obtain shelter, he will soon be soaked to the skin.

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Brewis is made of crusts and dry pieces of bread, soaked a good while in hot milk, mashed up, and eaten with salt.

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Our clothes, saddles, blankets, and food were soaked to a pulp.

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A gallon of water is the least in which either of them should be soaked.

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So he ran down into the pond as fast as he could run and soaked himself in the water.

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British Dictionary definitions for soaked

soak

/ (səʊk) /

verb

to make, become, or be thoroughly wet or saturated, esp by immersion in a liquid

(when intr, usually foll by in or into) (of a liquid) to penetrate or permeate

(tr; usually foll by in or up) (of a permeable solid) to take in (a liquid) by absorption the earth soaks up rainwater

(tr; foll by out or out of) to remove by immersion in a liquid she soaked the stains out of the dress

(tr) metallurgy to heat (a metal) prior to working

informal to drink excessively or make or become drunk

(tr) US and Canadian slang to overcharge

(tr) British slang to put in pawn

noun

the act of immersing in a liquid or the period of immersion

the liquid in which something may be soaked, esp a solution containing detergent

another name for soakage (def. 3)

British informal a heavy rainfall

slang a person who drinks to excess

Derived forms of soak

soaker, noun soaking, noun, adjective

Word Origin for soak

Old English sōcian to cook; see suck

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