soak
IPA: sˈoʊk
noun
- An immersion in water etc.
- (slang, Britain) A drunkard.
- (slang) A carouse; a drinking session.
- (Australia) A low-lying depression that fills with water after rain.
verb
- (intransitive) To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.
- (transitive) To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation.
- (intransitive) To penetrate or permeate by saturation.
- (transitive) To allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually + up)
- (slang, figurative, transitive) To overcharge or swindle out of a large amount of money.
- (slang, dated) To drink intemperately or gluttonously.
- (metallurgy, transitive) To heat (a metal) before shaping it.
- (ceramics, transitive) To hold a kiln at a particular temperature for a given period of time.
- (figurative, transitive) To absorb; to drain.
- (slang, chiefly Mormonism) To engage in penetrative sex without hip thrusting.
- (transitive) (slang, boxing) To hit or strike.
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Examples of "soak" in Sentences
- I like to soak in a hot bath after a long day at work
- You should soak the beans overnight before cooking them
- The rain began to soak through my jacket as I walked home
- I love to soak up the sunshine on the beach during my vacation
- Be sure to soak the stain in cold water before attempting to remove it
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