soak

/souk/
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soak

A child lets a dirty white shirt soak in a basin of soapy water.

Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To make something very wet by keeping it in a liquid for a period of time.
    • To become very wet by absorbing a liquid.
    • To spend time relaxing in a bath or pool of water.
    • To charge someone too much money; to overcharge.
    • To drink alcohol excessively.

  2. Noun:

    • The act or process of making something wet by leaving it in a liquid.
    • A period of time spent relaxing in a bath or pool.
Examples

  • Verb:

    • Soak the beans in water overnight before cooking.
    • The heavy rain will soak the dry ground.
    • I like to soak in a hot bath after a long day.
    • The mechanic tried to soak me for the repair.
    • He went to the bar to soak his sorrows.

  • Noun:

    • Give the stained shirt a good soak in cold water.
    • A long soak in the tub is very relaxing.
Advanced Usage

  • "soak up": To absorb a liquid or, figuratively, to absorb information or an experience.

    • The towel soaked up the spilled milk.
    • She spent a year abroad to soak up the culture.

  • "soak through": For a liquid to penetrate completely.

    • The rain had soaked through my jacket.

  • "soak in": To be absorbed or to fully understand something.

    • I need a moment for the news to soak in.
Variants and Related Words

  • Soaked (adj.): Thoroughly wet; drenched.

    • We got caught in the storm and arrived home completely soaked.

  • Soaking (adj./adv.): Extremely wet; drenching.

    • He was soaking wet. (adj.)
    • It was raining soaking wet. (adv.)

  • Soaker (n.): A heavy rainstorm; something that causes soaking.

    • We're in for a real soaker this afternoon.
Synonyms
  • Verb: Drench, saturate, immerse, submerge, overcharge, fleece.
  • Noun: Immersion, drenching.
Related Phrasal Verbs

  • Soak away: For liquid to drain or disappear into the ground.

    • The water should soak away into the soil.

  • Soak out: To remove something by soaking.

    • Try to soak the stain out with detergent.
Related Idioms

  • "soak it all in": To fully experience and appreciate a moment or situation.

    • Standing on the mountaintop, he paused to soak it all in.

  • "soak to the skin": To become completely wet.

    • The sudden downpour soaked us to the skin.
soak

A child lets a dirty white shirt soak in a basin of soapy water.

Noun
  1. washing something by allowing it to soak
  2. 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
Verb
  1. heat a metal prior to working it
  2. fill, soak, or imbue totally
    • soak the bandage with disinfectant
  3. become drunk or drink excessively
  4. make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
  5. beat severely
  6. leave as a guarantee in return for money
    • pawn your grandfather's gold watch
  7. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
    • souse water on his hot face
  8. rip off; ask an unreasonable price
  9. submerge in a liquid
    • I soaked in the hot tub for an hour

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