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Meaning of soak in English
Pronunciation
/soʊk/
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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.
rip off
Examples
« ask an unreasonable price »
Antonyms
undercharge
3.
cover with liquid
Examples
« pour liquid onto »
« souse water on his hot face »
4.
leave as a guarantee in return for money
Examples
« pawn your grandfather's gold watch »
5.
beat severely
Examples
« slang »
6.
make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
7.
become drunk or drink excessively
8.
fill, soak, or imbue totally
Examples
« saturate the bandage with disinfectant »
9.
heat a metal prior to working it
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 »
2.
washing something by allowing it to soak