soak
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: Her shoes and socks were soaking and her feet were freezing.
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.
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.
the act or state of soaking or the state of being soaked.
the liquid in which anything is soaked.
Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a habitual drinker of alcohol who is frequently intoxicated; 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.
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
1synonym study For soak
Other words for soak
Opposites for soak
Other words from soak
- soak·er, noun
- soak·ing·ly, adverb
- o·ver·soak, verb
- re·soak, verb
- un·soaked, adjective
- well-soaked, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for soak
/ (səʊk) /
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
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
Origin of soak
1Derived forms of soak
- soaker, noun
- soaking, noun, adjective
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