soak

Definition of soak in English English dictionary: To penetrate or permeate by saturation
The water soaked into my shoes and gave me wet feet.; To allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually + up)
I soaked up all the knowledge I could at university.; A drunkard; An immersion in water etc; To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation
Soak the beans overnight before cooking..; To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it
I'm going to soak in the bath for a couple of hours.; {v} to steep, lie steeped, wet, drench, drain; the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); "a good soak put life back in the wagon"; To lie steeping in water or other liquid; to become sturated; as, let the cloth lie and soak; If a liquid soaks through something, it passes through it. There was so much blood it had soaked through my boxer shorts; A calculated combat value which represents the amount of any attack that can be absorbed (by armour etc ) before real damage is done; submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour"; If you soak something or leave it to soak, you put it into a liquid and leave it there. Soak the beans for 2 hours He turned off the water and left the dishes to soak; leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"; Holding a piece of glass in the annealing oven at a particular temperature to assure proper annealing; {i} act of soaking, act of saturating with water; state of being permeated with water; liquid in which something is soaked; heavy drinker, drunkard (Slang); To cause or suffer to lie in a fluid till the substance has imbibed what it can contain; to macerate in water or other liquid; to steep, as for the purpose of softening or freshening; as, to soak cloth; to soak bread; to soak salt meat, salt fish, or the like; washing something by allowing it to soak; become drunk or drink excessively; heat a metal prior to working it fill, soak, or imbue totally; "saturate the bandage with disinfectant"; To enter (into something) by pores or interstices; as, water soaks into the earth or other porous matter; rip off; ask an unreasonable price; If someone soaks, they spend a long time in a hot bath, because they enjoy it. What I need is to soak in a hot tub. Soak is also a noun. I was having a long soak in the bath. see also soaked, soaking; To absorb; to drain; beat severely; slang submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour; {f} immerse, dip; drench, saturate; moisten; absorb; permeate, penetrate; overcharge, extort, charge exorbitantly (Slang); To drink intemperately or gluttonously; fill, soak, or imbue totally; "saturate the bandage with disinfectant"; washing something by allowing it to soak the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); "a good soak put life back in the wagon"; To make (its way) by entering pores or interstices; often with through; Holding glass at a particular temperature for a given period of time; heat a metal prior to working it; cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"; To hold a kiln at one temperature for an extended period of time; Fig; To draw in by the pores, or through small passages; as, a sponge soaks up water; the skin soaks in moisture; make drunk (with alcoholic drinks); beat severely; slang; If a liquid soaks something or if you soak something with a liquid, the liquid makes the thing very wet. The water had soaked his jacket and shirt Soak the soil around each bush with at least 4 gallons of water; To drench; to wet thoroughly
soak the runner: an 1800s baseball term meaning to throw the ball at the runner in order to "tag" him out (illegal after 1845)
soak through: be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid
soak up: If a soft or dry material soaks up a liquid, the liquid goes into the substance. The cells will promptly start to soak up moisture
soak up: engross (oneself) fully; "He immersed himself into his studies"
soak up: If something soaks up something such as money or other resources, it uses a great deal of money or other resources. Defence soaks up forty per cent of the budget
soak up: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
soak up: If you soak up the atmosphere in a place that you are visiting, you observe or get involved in the way of life there, because you enjoy it or are interested in it. Keaton comes here once or twice a year to soak up the atmosphere. = absorb
soaker: A person suffering from the disease of alcoholism
soaking: Immersed in water; a drenching or dunking
soaking: Pertaining to things that soak, or become extremely wet
water-soak: soak or saturate with water
Soaking: asoak
To soak: sob
soaked: Drenched with water, or other liquid
soaked: very drunk
soaked: If someone or something gets soaked or soaked through, water or some other liquid makes them extremely wet. I have to check my tent -- it got soaked last night in the storm We got soaked to the skin
soaked: wet through and through; thoroughly wet; "stood at the door drenched (or soaked) by the rain"; "a shirt saturated with perspiration"; "his shoes were sopping (or soaking)"; "the speaker's sodden collar"; "soppy clothes"
soaked: {s} drenched, saturated; drunk (Slang)
soaker: a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
soaker: One who soaks
soaker: a heavy rain
soaker: A hard drinker
soaker: {i} (Slang) heavy rain; drunkard
soaker: One who, or that which, soaks
soaking: Present participle of soak
soaking: Removal of stamps from envelope paper Most stamps may be safely soaked in water Fugitive inks, however, will run in water, and chalky-surfaced papers will lose their designs entirely, so some knowledge of stamps is a necessity Coloured envelope paper should be soaked separately
soaking: washing something by allowing it to soak
soaking: the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); "a good soak put life back in the wagon"
soaking: {i} immersion in liquid; absorption of a liquid; liquid which has been absorbed
soaking: the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching"
soaking: Wetting thoroughly; drenching; as, a soaking rain
soaking: Prolonged holding at a selected temperature to effect homogenization of structure or composition
soaking: If something is soaking or soaking wet, it is very wet. My face and raincoat were soaking wet. very wet. if someone or something gets a soaking, they get very wet
soaking: extremely wet; "dripping wet"; "soaking wet"
soaking: wet through and through; thoroughly wet; "stood at the door drenched (or soaked) by the rain"; "a shirt saturated with perspiration"; "his shoes were sopping (or soaking)"; "the speaker's sodden collar"; "soppy clothes"
soaking: drenched, wet
soaking: The practice of holding the kiln at final firing temperature for a period of time This is usually done to mature the clay and give the glaze opportunity to flow and heal imperfections The advent of electronic kiln controllers has made it possible for anyone to soak Soaking is especially advantageous for glazes with a stiff melt (i e low temperature zirconia whites) and for porcelains that require translucency, density, and glassy surfaces
soaking: extremely wet; "dripping wet"; "soaking wet
soaks: plural of , soak
soaks: third-person singular of soak

soak

Turkish pronunciation

sōk

Synonyms

absorb, assimilate, bathe, damp, dip, drink, drown, dunk, flood, imbrue, immerge, immerse, impregnate, infiltrate, infuse

Antonyms

dehydrate, dry

Pronunciation

/ˈsōk/ /ˈsoʊk/

Etymology

[ sOk ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English soken from Old English socian (“to soak, steep”), a causative weak grade form of sūcan (“to suck”), originally meaning "to cause to suck, cause to suck up".