ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Presoak

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Presoak is a verb meaning (transitive) To soak in advance.

Meaning

(transitive) To soak in advance.

More Meanings

  1. (transitive) To soak laundry in cold water prior to washing, sometimes with the addition of a biological or other preparation.
  2. An initial soak.
  3. A preparation used in such a soak.
  4. A cycle of a washing machine during which this occurs.

Example Sentences

to presoak lentils before cooking

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include skewers, insteep, soak, steep, embrine, seethe.

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