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wa·ter-soak
/
ˈwɔ
tərˌsoʊk, ˈwɒt
ər-
/
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waw
-ter-sohk,
wot
-er-
]
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verb (used with object)
to soak or saturate with water.
Origin:
1785–95
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
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water-soak
—
vb
(
tr
) to soak or drench with or in water
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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