soaking

Определение soaking в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: Immersed in water; a drenching or dunking; Pertaining to things that soak, or become extremely wet; Present participle of soak; 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; 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"; {i} immersion in liquid; absorption of a liquid; liquid which has been absorbed; the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching"; Wetting thoroughly; drenching; as, a soaking rain; Prolonged holding at a selected temperature to effect homogenization of structure or composition; 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; extremely wet; "dripping wet"; "soaking wet"; 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"; drenched, wet; 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; extremely wet; "dripping wet"; "soaking wet; asoak
soaking wet: Extremely wet
soaking up: immersion, soakage; absorption
soaking up: (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
soak: To penetrate or permeate by saturation
The water soaked into my shoes and gave me wet feet.
soak: To allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually + up)
I soaked up all the knowledge I could at university.
soak: {v} to steep, lie steeped, wet, drench, drain
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"
soak: An immersion in water etc
soak: A drunkard
soak: To lie steeping in water or other liquid; to become sturated; as, let the cloth lie and soak
soak: If a liquid soaks through something, it passes through it. There was so much blood it had soaked through my boxer shorts
soak: A calculated combat value which represents the amount of any attack that can be absorbed (by armour etc ) before real damage is done
soak: submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour"
soak: 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
soak: leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"
soak: Holding a piece of glass in the annealing oven at a particular temperature to assure proper annealing
soak: {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)
soak: 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
soak: washing something by allowing it to soak
soak: become drunk or drink excessively
soak: heat a metal prior to working it fill, soak, or imbue totally; "saturate the bandage with disinfectant"
soak: To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation
soak: To enter (into something) by pores or interstices; as, water soaks into the earth or other porous matter
soak: rip off; ask an unreasonable price
soak: 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
soak: To absorb; to drain
soak: beat severely; slang submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour
soak: {f} immerse, dip; drench, saturate; moisten; absorb; permeate, penetrate; overcharge, extort, charge exorbitantly (Slang)
soak: To drink intemperately or gluttonously
soak: fill, soak, or imbue totally; "saturate the bandage with disinfectant"
soak: 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"
soak: To make (its way) by entering pores or interstices; often with through
soak: Holding glass at a particular temperature for a given period of time
soak: To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it
soak: heat a metal prior to working it
soak: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"
soak: To hold a kiln at one temperature for an extended period of time
soak: Fig
soak: To draw in by the pores, or through small passages; as, a sponge soaks up water; the skin soaks in moisture
soak: make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
soak: beat severely; slang
soak: 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
soak: To drench; to wet thoroughly
soakings: plural of soaking