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verb (used without object)
1.
to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
2.
to pass, as a liquid, through pores, holes, or the like: The rain soaked through the tear in the umbrella.
3.
to be thoroughly wet.
4.
to penetrate or become known to the mind or feelings (followed by in): The lesson didn't soak in.
5.
Informal. to drink immoderately, especially alcoholic beverages: They were soaking at the bar.
verb (used with object)
6.
to place or keep in liquid in order to saturate thoroughly; steep.
7.
to wet thoroughly; saturate or drench.
8.
to permeate thoroughly, as liquid or moisture does.
9.
Metallurgy. to heat (a piece) for reworking.
10.
EXPANDInformal. to intoxicate (oneself) by drinking an excess of liquor.
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Soak UP
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
noun
Verb phrase14.
the act or state of soaking or the state of being soaked.
15.
the liquid in which anything is soaked.
16.
Slang. a heavy drinker.
17.
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.
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soak up,
a.
to absorb or take in or up by absorption: Blotting paper soaks up ink.
b.
to absorb with one's mind or senses; take in: to soak up information.
c.
Slang. to drink to excess: He can really soak up the booze.
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Word Origin & History
soak
O.E. socian (related to sucan "to suck"), from P.Gmc. *sukon (cf. W.Flem. soken), from PIE base *seue- "to take liquid" (see sup (2)). Slang meaning "to overcharge" first recorded 1895.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
soak definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
soak up
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Absorb, take in, as in I lay there, soaking up the sun, or She often went to hear poets read their work, soaking up every word. This usage, alluding to absorbing a liquid, dates from the mid-1500s.
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Drink to excess, as in She can really soak up her beer.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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