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Soak

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Noun

1. soak, soakage, soaking

the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)

Example Sentences:
'a good soak put life back in the wagon'

2. soak, soaking

washing something by allowing it to soak

Verb

3. soak

submerge in a liquid

Example Sentences:
'I soaked in the hot tub for an hour'

4. fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak, surcharge

rip off; ask an unreasonable price

5. douse, dowse, drench, soak, sop, souse

cover with liquid; pour liquid onto

Example Sentences:
'souse water on his hot face'

6. hock, pawn, soak

leave as a guarantee in return for money

Example Sentences:
'pawn your grandfather's gold watch'

7. soak

beat severely

8. inebriate, intoxicate, soak

make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)

9. hit it up, inebriate, soak, souse

become drunk or drink excessively

10. imbue, soak

fill, soak, or imbue totally

Example Sentences:
'soak the bandage with disinfectant'

11. soak

heat a metal prior to working it

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Soak

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verb
1. 
to make, become, or be thoroughly wet or saturated, esp by immersion in a liquid
2. (when intr, usually foll by in or into)
(of a liquid) to penetrate or permeate
3. (tr; usually foll by in or up)
(of a permeable solid) to take in (a liquid) by absorption
the earth soaks up rainwater
4. (tr; foll by out or out of)
to remove by immersion in a liquid
she soaked the stains out of the dress
5. (transitive) metallurgy
to heat (a metal) prior to working
6. informal
to drink excessively or make or become drunk
7. (transitive) US and Canadian slang
to overcharge
8. (transitive) British slang
to put in pawn
noun
9. 
the act of immersing in a liquid or the period of immersion
10. 
the liquid in which something may be soaked, esp a solution containing detergent
11.  another name for soakage (sense 3)
12. British informal
a heavy rainfall
13. slang
a person who drinks to excess

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Soak

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verb transitive
1. 
to make thoroughly wet; drench or saturate
soaked to the skin by the rain
2. 
to submerge or keep in a liquid, as for thorough wetting, softening, for hydrotherapy, etc.
3. 
a. 
to take in (liquid) by sucking or absorbing
usually with up
b. 
to absorb by exposure to it
to soak up sunshine
4. 
a. 
to take in mentally, esp. with little effort
to soak up knowledge
b. 
to immerse (oneself) in some study or branch of learning
5.  US, Informal
to charge heavily or too dearly; overcharge
6.  US, Slang
to give a heavy blow to
verb intransitive
7. 
to stay immersed in water or other liquid for wetting, softening, etc.
8. 
to pass or penetrate as a liquid does; permeate
rain soaking through his coat
9. 
to become absorbed mentally
the fact soaked into his head
noun
10. 
the act or process of soaking
11. 
the state of being soaked
12. 
liquid used for soaking or steeping
13.  Slang
a drunkard

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Soak

see synonyms of soak
v. soaked, soak·ing, soaks
v.tr.
1.
a. To immerse in liquid for a period of time: Soak the beans in water before cooking.
b. To make thoroughly wet or saturated: I soaked the flowers with the hose. We got soaked by the rain.
2.
a. To absorb (liquid, for example) through pores or interstices: Use the bread to soak up the gravy.
b. To be exposed to: went to the beach to soak up the sun.
c. Informal To experience or take in mentally, especially eagerly and easily: soaked up the music scene.
3. To remove (a stain, for example) by continued immersion: soaked out the grease spots.
4. Informal
a. To drink (alcoholic liquor), especially to excess.
b. To make (a person) drunk.
5. Slang To charge (a person) an inordinate amount for something: people were getting soaked during the gas shortage.
v.intr.
1. To be immersed in liquid: The beans are soaking.
2.
a. To seep into or permeate something: Water soaked into the soil.
b. To be taken in mentally: The speaker paused to let her words soak in.
3. Slang To drink to excess.
n.
1. The act or process of soaking: had a long soak in the bath.
2. Liquid in which something may be soaked.
3. Slang A drunkard.

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