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soak
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- pronunciation:
- sok
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
soaks, soaking, soaked |
| definition 1: |
When something soaks, it lies completely in water, often for a long time. Sometimes clothes need to soak to get stains out. When people are tired and want to relax, they sometimes soak in the bathtub.
Dried beans have to soak for a long time before you can cook them.- similar words:
- bathe, dip, swim
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| definition 2: |
When liquid soaks into a fabric, it goes deep into the fabric or passes through it.
The juice soaked into the carpet.- similar words:
- filter
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| definition 3: |
When we say that something is soaking, we mean it is completely wet.
Ella's clothes were soaking after she walked home from school in the rain.- similar words:
- wet
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| definition 4: |
When you soak something, you put it completely into a liquid.
Mr. Jonas soaked his white shirts in water and bleach.- synonyms:
- immerse
- similar words:
- bathe, dip, wet
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| definition 5: |
When something soaks up something, it pulls it in. A towel can soak up water. Thick walls can soak up heat.
The sponge soaked up the spilled water.Little children seem to soak up the language that they hear around them.- synonyms:
- absorb, blot
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| definition 6: |
If rain soaks your jacket, it makes your jacket completely wet.
The storm soaked the baseball field.- similar words:
- bathe, shower, wet
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| related words: |
immerse |
| derivation: |
soaker (n.) |
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