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- adjectivesoaked (adjective)verbsoaked (past tense) · soaked (past participle)
- make or allow (something) to become thoroughly wet by immersing it in liquid:"soak the beans overnight in water"
- be immersed in water or another liquid:"she spent some time soaking in a hot bath"
- (of a liquid) cause (something or someone) to become extremely wet:"the rain poured down, soaking their hair"
- (of a liquid) penetrate or permeate something completely:"cold water was soaking into my shoes" · "the sweat soaked through his clothes"Similar:
- (soak something off/out)remove something by immersing it in water for a period of time:"don't disturb the wound—soak the dressing off if necessary"
- informalimpose heavy charges or taxation on:"he is again vowing to soak the rich, as he has long threatened to do"
- archaicinformaldrink heavily:"you keep soaking in taverns"
OriginOld English socian ‘become saturated with a liquid by immersion’; related to sūcan ‘to suck’. Explore further
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