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Meaning of soak in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /soʊk/

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  1. Verb

    soak

    Etymology

    Old English socian ‘become saturated with a liquid by immersion’; related to sūcan‘to suck’

    Definitions

    1. submerge in a liquid

    Examples

    • « I soaked in the hot tub for an hour »
  2. 2. rip off

    Examples

    • « ask an unreasonable price »

    Antonyms

    • undercharge
  3. 3. cover with liquid

    Examples

    • « pour liquid onto »
    • « souse water on his hot face »
  4. 4. leave as a guarantee in return for money

    Examples

    • « pawn your grandfather's gold watch »
  5. 5. beat severely

    Examples

    • « slang »
  6. 6. make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
  7. 7. become drunk or drink excessively
  8. 8. fill, soak, or imbue totally

    Examples

    • « saturate the bandage with disinfectant »
  9. 9. heat a metal prior to working it
  10. Noun

    soak

    Definitions

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

    Examples

    • « a good soak put life back in the wagon »
  11. 2. washing something by allowing it to soak

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