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soak
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soak  (sk)
v. soaked, soak·ing, soaks
v.tr.
1.
a. To make thoroughly wet or saturated by or as if by placing in liquid.
b. To immerse in liquid for a period of time.
2. To absorb (liquid, for example) through or as if through pores or interstices.
3. To remove (a stain, for example) by continued immersion: soaked out the grease spots.
4. Informal To take in or accept mentally, especially eagerly and easily: soaked up the gossip.
5. Informal
a. To drink (alcoholic liquor), especially to excess.
b. To make (a person) drunk.
6. Slang To overcharge (a person).
v.intr.
1. To be immersed until thoroughly saturated.
2. To penetrate or permeate; seep: The speaker paused to let her words soak in.
3. Slang To drink to excess.
n.
1.
a. The act or process of soaking.
b. The condition of being soaked.
2. Liquid in which something may be soaked.
3. Slang A drunkard.

[Middle English soken, from Old English socian; see seu-2 in Indo-European roots.]

soaker n.

soak [səʊk]
vb
1. to make, become, or be thoroughly wet or saturated, esp by immersion in a liquid
2. (when intr, usually foll by in or into) (of a liquid) to penetrate or permeate
3. (tr; usually foll by in or up) (of a permeable solid) to take in (a liquid) by absorption the earth soaks up rainwater
4. (tr; foll by out or out of) to remove by immersion in a liquid she soaked the stains out of the dress
5. (Engineering / Metallurgy) (tr) Metallurgy to heat (a metal) prior to working
6. Informal to drink excessively or make or become drunk
7. (tr) US and Canadian slang to overcharge
8. (tr) Brit slang to put in pawn
n
1. the act of immersing in a liquid or the period of immersion
2. the liquid in which something may be soaked, esp a solution containing detergent
3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) another name for soakage [3]
4. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Brit informal a heavy rainfall
5. Slang a person who drinks to excess
[Old English sōcian to cook; see suck]
soaker  n
soaking  n & adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.soaksoak - 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"
natural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
2.soak - washing something by allowing it to soak
lavation, washing, wash - the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
Verb1.soak - submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour"
immerse, plunge - thrust or throw into; "Immerse yourself in hot water"
2.soak - rip off; ask an unreasonable price
extort, gouge, wring, rack, squeeze - obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"
cheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"
3.soak - cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"
wet - cause to become wet; "Wet your face"
brine - soak in brine
bedraggle, draggle - make wet and dirty, as from rain
bate - soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"
ret - place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue
sluice, flush - irrigate with water from a sluice; "sluice the earth"
4.soak - leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"
commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
consign, charge - give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"
5.soak - beat severely
beat up, work over, beat - give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"
6.soak - make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
affect - act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate"
fuddle, befuddle - make stupid with alcohol
7.soak - become drunk or drink excessively
booze, drink, fuddle - consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"
8.soak - fill, soak, or imbue totally; "soak the bandage with disinfectant"
steep, infuse - let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; "steep the blossoms in oil"; "steep the fruit in alcohol"
brew - sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor; "the tea is brewing"
impregnate, saturate - infuse or fill completely; "Impregnate the cloth with alcohol"
9.soak - heat a metal prior to working it
heat, heat up - make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove"

soak
verb
1. steep, immerse, submerge, infuse, marinate (Cookery), dunk, submerse Soak the beans for two hours.
2. wet, damp, saturate, drench, douse, moisten, suffuse, wet through, waterlog, souse, drouk (Scot.) Soak the soil around each bush with at least 4 gallons of water.
3. penetrate, pervade, permeate, enter, get in, infiltrate, diffuse, seep, suffuse, make inroads (into) Rain had soaked into the sand.
soak something up absorb, suck up, take in or up, drink in, assimilate Wrap in absorbent paper after frying to soak up excess oil.
Translations
soak [səʊk]
A. VT
1. (= immerse) → poner en remojo
soak the beans for two hoursponga las judías en remojo dos horas
to soak sth in a liquidremojar algo en un líquido
2. (= make wet) → empapar
water had soaked his jacketel agua le había empapado la chaqueta
to get soaked (to the skin)empaparse or quedar empapado, calarse hasta los huesos
you've soaked yourself!¡te has empapado entero!, ¡te has puesto perdido de agua!
3. to soak sb (= take money from) → desplumar a algn, clavar a algn
to soak the richclavarles a los ricos
to soak sb for a loanpedir prestado dinero a algn
B. VIremojarse
to leave sth to soakdejar algo en or al remojo
C. N
1. (= rain) → diluvio m
to have a good soak in the bathdarse un buen baño
give your shirt a soak overnightdeja la camisa en remojo toda la noche
2. (= drunkard) → borracho/a m/f
soak in VI + ADVpenetrar
soak through
A. VT + ADV to be soaked through [person] → estar calado hasta los huesos, estar empapado
B. VI + PREPcalar, penetrar
soak up VT + ADVabsorber

soak [ˈsəʊk]
vt
(= wet thoroughly) → tremper
to be soaked through [person] → être trempé(e) jusqu'aux os
(= leave in water) [+ dishes, pots] → faire tremper, laisser tremper
vi
[dish, pot] → tremper
soak in
vipénétrer, être absorbé(e)
soak up
vt sepabsorber

soak
vt
(= wet)durchnässen
(= steep)einweichen (→ in in +dat); to soak oneself in something (fig)sich in etw (acc)vertiefen
(inf) the rich etcschröpfen; to soak somebody for somethingjdn um etw angehen
vi
(= steep) leave it to soakweichen Sie es ein; (in dye) → lassen Sie die Farbe einziehen; to soak in a bathsich einweichen (inf)
(= penetrate) rain has soaked through the ceilingder Regen ist durch die Decke gesickert; the coffee was soaking into the carpetder Kaffee saugte sich in den Teppich
n
(= act of soaking) give the washing a good soaklassen Sie die Wäsche gut einweichen; the sheets are in soakdie Laken sind eingeweicht; the garden needs a soakder Garten muss gründlich bewässert werden; I had a long soak in the bathich habe lange in der Wanne gelegen
(inf: = drunkard) → Schluckbruder m (inf), → Säufer(in) m(f)

soak [səʊk]
1. vt
a. (bread) → inzuppare; (clothes) → mettere a mollo
to get soaked (to the skin) → bagnarsi or infradiciarsi (fino alle ossa)
to be soaked through → essere (bagnato/a) fradicio/a
b. (fam) to soak the richmungere i ricchi
2. vi (clothes) → inzupparsi
to leave to soak (garment) → lasciare in ammollo (dishes) → lasciare a bagno
3. n
a. (in water) to have a long soak in the bathrestare a lungo a mollo nella vasca
b. (fam) (drunkard) → spugna
soak in vi + advpenetrare
it took a long time to soak in (fig) → ci è voluto tanto prima che mi (or gli ) entrasse in testa
soak up vt + adv (liquid, knowledge) → assorbire
to soak up the sunshine (fam) → crogiolarsi al sole

soak [səʊk]
1. vt
a. (bread) → inzuppare; (clothes) → mettere a mollo
to get soaked (to the skin) → bagnarsi or infradiciarsi (fino alle ossa)
to be soaked through → essere (bagnato/a) fradicio/a
b. (fam) to soak the richmungere i ricchi
2. vi (clothes) → inzupparsi
to leave to soak (garment) → lasciare in ammollo (dishes) → lasciare a bagno
3. n
a. (in water) to have a long soak in the bathrestare a lungo a mollo nella vasca
b. (fam) (drunkard) → spugna
soak in vi + advpenetrare
it took a long time to soak in (fig) → ci è voluto tanto prima che mi (or gli ) entrasse in testa
soak up vt + adv (liquid, knowledge) → assorbire
to soak up the sunshine (fam) → crogiolarsi al sole

soak
v soak [səuk]
1 to (let) stand in a liquid She soaked the clothes overnight in soapy water. week يَنْقَع في الماء (на)кисна namočit lægge i blød einweichen μουλιάζω remojar(se) leotama, ligunema خيساندن liota, liottaa faire tremper לְהַשרוֹת तर-बतर कर देना smočiti, namočiti (be)áztat; ázik merendam leggja/liggja í bleyti ammollare, mettere a mollo 浸す 담그다 mirkyti, įmerkti iemērkt; mērcēt merendam weken legge i bløt namaczać, moknąć pôr de molho a înmuia замачивать namočiť namočiti natopiti blöta, lägga i blöt แช่ ıslatmak 浸泡 замочувати; занурювати в рідину پانی میں تر بتر ہونے دینا ngâm nhúng
2 to make very wet That shower has completely soaked my clothes. deurweek يُبَلِّل напоявам zmáčet gennembløde durchtränken μουσκεύω empaparse läbimärjaks kastma كاملا تر كردن kastella läpimäräksi tremper לְהַרטִיב में भिगोना promočiti átáztat membasahkan gegnbleyta inzuppare ずぶぬれにする 흠뻑 적시다 permerkti samērcēt membasahkan doorweken gjennombløyte, gjøre gjennomvåt moczyć encharcar a uda промачивать namočiť, premočiť premočiti natopiti blöta ner, göra genomvåt (genomblöt) ทำให้เปียก ıslatmak, sırılsıklam etmek 濕透 змочувати گیلا کرنا làm ướt sũng 湿
3 (within, ~into, ~throughetc) (of a liquid) to penetrate The blood from his wound has soaked right through the bandage. deurweek, deurdrenk يَتَخَلَّل просмуквам (се) (pro)sáknout trænge igennem sickern (δια)ποτίζω, διαπερνώ penetrar imbuma نشت كردن imeytyä pénétrer לְחַלחֵל भीग जाना probiti, prodrijeti átitat; átáztat; átvérzik meresap gegnvæta filtrare しみ出す (액체 등이) 스며나오다 persisunkti izsūkties []; iesūkties meresap doordrenken sive/trenge gjennom moczyć, przesiąkać ensopar a trece просачиваться presiaknuť pronicati probiti tränga in/blöta (blöda) igenom ซึม içine işlemek, sızmak 滲透 вбирати; всмоктувати جذب ہو جانا ngấm qua
adj soaked
(often withthrough) She got soaked (through) in that shower. deurweek يَخْتَرِق الماءُ الثِّياب мокър promočený gennemblødt durchnäßt τελείως βρεγμένος empapado läbimärg خيس likomärkä trempé מוּשרֶה भीगा हुआ, तर बतर mokar, smočen átázott basah rennblautur inzuppato, bagnato ずぶぬれの 젖은 permirkęs izmirkt [] basah kuyup doorweekt gjennomvåt, klissvåt przemoczony encharcado înmuiat промоченный premočený premočen natopljen genomblöt เปียกโชกไปทั้งตัว ıslanmış, sucuk gibi olmuş 濕透的 змокрілий بھیگ جانا hoàn toàn bị ướt đẫm 湿
-soaked
rain-soaked / blood-soaked clothing deurweekte مُبَلَّل напоен с prosáklý -gennemblødt durchnäßt μουσκεμένος με empapado de... läbiligunenud -خيس kastelema trempé (de) רָטוּב מְאוֹד से भरा हुआ, में डूबा हुआ natopljen (čime) -áztatta basah oleh gegnblautur bagnato/inzuppato di -でぬれた -에 젖은 permirkęs izmircis; piesūcies bermandikan doordrenkt met -bløt, –våt, gjennomfuktet mokry od... encharcado de ud (de) промоченный presiaknutý premočen od... natopljen []våt, -blöt, []besudlad ซึ่งเปียก ... içinde, ...-den sırılsıklam olmuş 濕(滲)透的 намочений в чомусь کسی چیز میں تر بتر ngấm đầy cái gì 湿
adj soaking
very wet She took off her soaking garments. druipnat رَطْب جِدا، مُبَلَّل измокрен promočený drivende våd durchnäßt μουσκεμένος, υγρός empapado tilkuv, läbimärg likomärkä trempé רָטוּב बहुत भीगा हुआ promočen, jako mokar csuromvizes(en) basah gegnblautur zuppo ずぶぬれの 흠뻑 젖은 permirkęs piemircis; slapjš; pilošs basah kuyup kletsnat gjennombløt, drivende våt ociekający encharcado muiat промокший premočený premočen mokar genomvåt, -blöt ซึ่งเปียกชุ่ม sırılsıklam 濕透的 дуже мокрий بہت گیلا ướt đẫm 湿
soaking wet
soaking; very wet I've washed my hair and it's still soaking wet. druipnat رَطْب جِدا، مُبَلَّل вир вода mokrý drivende våd tropfnaß μούσκεμα empapado tilkuv, läbimärg خيسٍ خيس likomärkä trempé רָטוּב לְגַמרֵי बहुत गीला jako mokar bőrig ázott; csuromvizes basah kuyup gegnblautur zuppo, bagnato fradicio ずぶぬれの 매우 축축한 permirkęs, šlapias galīgi slapjš basah kuyup kletsnat gjennomvåt, drivende våt ociekający todo molhado muiat мокрый (насквозь) mokrý zelo moker skroz mokar genomvåt, -blöt ที่เปียกชุ่ม çok ıslak 濕淋淋的 мокрий, як хлющ مکمل طور پر گیلا ướt đẫm 湿
soak up
to draw in or suck up; to absorb You'd better soak that spilt coffee up with a cloth. opsuig, spons يَمتَص всмуквам vysát suge op; tørre op aufwischen απορροφώ, μαζεύω absorber imema, imama تو كشيدن؛ جذب كردن imeä absorber לִספּוֹג सोख लेना upiti, usisati felitat menyerap drekka í sig asciugare 吸い取る 흡수하다 sugerti iesūkt; uzsūkt; nosusināt mengelap opslorpen trekke/suge opp wchłaniać, ścierać absorver a absorbi промокать vysať vpijati pokupiti suga upp เช็ด emmek 吸收(水等) промокати جذب کر لینا، چوس لینا thấm, ngấm

soak ينقع namočit lægge i blød einweichen μουλιάζω poner en remojo liottaa tremper namočiti inzuppare 浸す 잠기다 weken gjennombløte zmoczyć ensopar замачивать(ся) blöta แช่ ıslatmak ngâm 浸透


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