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 soaking

On the northeasternmost point of the U.S., pancake-like ployes are a daily staple, whether covered in syrup or soaking up gravy.

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Liquor made by soaking tiger bones in Chinese wine brings hefty prices on online exchanges.

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I felt like a really nice car, or a soaking tub, or a fireplace, or something that would drive the price of an apartment way up.

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Another cure is Kvass, a slightly alcoholic beverage made by soaking dried rye bread with sugar and yeast.

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After soaking up the history at Nassau Hall, walk to Princeton University campus.

A Walk Through History-Filled Princeton |Nancy Depke |October 22, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The results will be much better if the soaking is allowed to take a whole night.

Candy-Making Revolutionized |Mary Elizabeth Hall
The skins are tanned by soaking the green hides in running water for one to four hours.

Touring Afoot |Claude Powell Fordyce
Thus, by walking arm in arm and keeping close together, they escaped a soaking.

The Pines of Lory |John Ames Mitchell
The sparrows, too, were abroad in force, soaking their dust-coloured feathers in the limpid pool and chirping with might and main.

The King in Yellow |Robert W. Chambers
Pies should always be left so that a current of air will pass under them while cooling to keep the crust from soaking.

The Laurel Health Cookery |Evora Bucknum Perkins

British Dictionary definitions for soaking

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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