Meaning

(intransitive) To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it..

Definitions by Sense

1. (intransitive) To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.
2. (transitive) To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation.
3. (intransitive) To penetrate or permeate by saturation.
4. (transitive) To allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually + up)
5. (originally US slang, figurative, transitive) To overcharge or swindle out of a large amount of money.
6. (slang, dated) To drink intemperately or gluttonously.
7. (metallurgy, transitive) To heat (a metal) before shaping it.
8. (ceramics, transitive) To hold a kiln at a particular temperature for a given period of time.

Example Sentences

I'm going to soak in the bath for a couple of hours.

Their land shall be soaked with blood.

Soak the beans overnight before cooking.

The water soaked into my shoes and gave me wet feet.

The rivulet beneath […]soaked its way obscurely through wreaths of snow.

A sponge soaks up water; the skin soaks in moisture.

I soaked up all the knowledge I could at university.

The case was that of a murder. It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities. A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff.

Word Forms

• soaks
• soaking
• soaked

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Use soak when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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