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soak
(sōk)v. soaked, soak·ing, soaks
v.tr.
1.
a. To immerse in liquid for a period of time: Soak the beans in water before cooking.
b. To make thoroughly wet or saturated: I soaked the flowers with the hose. We got soaked by the rain.
2.
a. To absorb (liquid, for example) through pores or interstices: Use the bread to soak up the gravy.
b. To be exposed to: went to the beach to soak up the sun.
c. Informal To experience or take in mentally, especially eagerly and easily: soaked up the music scene.
3. To remove (a stain, for example) by continued immersion: soaked out the grease spots.
4. Informal
a. To drink (alcoholic liquor), especially to excess.
b. To make (a person) drunk.
5. Slang To charge (a person) an inordinate amount for something: people were getting soaked during the gas shortage.
v.intr.
1. To be immersed in liquid: The beans are soaking.
2.
a. To seep into or permeate something: Water soaked into the soil.
b. To be taken in mentally: The speaker paused to let her words soak in.
3. Slang To drink to excess.
n.
1. The act or process of soaking: had a long soak in the bath.
2. Liquid in which something may be soaked.
3. Slang A drunkard.
soak′er n.
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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. (Metallurgy) (tr) metallurgy to heat (a metal) prior to working
6. informal to drink excessively or make or become drunk
7. (tr) slang US and Canadian to overcharge
8. (tr) slang Brit to put in pawn
n
9. the act of immersing in a liquid or the period of immersion
10. the liquid in which something may be soaked, esp a solution containing detergent
11. (Physical Geography) another name for soakage3
12. (Physical Geography) informal Brit a heavy rainfall
13. slang a person who drinks to excess
[Old English sōcian to cook; see suck]
ˈsoaker n
ˈsoaking n, adj
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soak
(soʊk)v.i.
1. to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
2. to pass, as a liquid, through pores, holes, or the like: Rain soaked through the roof.
3. to be thoroughly wet.
4. to penetrate or become known to the mind or feelings (fol. by in).
v.t. 5. to place or keep in liquid in order to saturate.
6. to wet thoroughly; saturate or drench.
7. to permeate thoroughly, as liquid or moisture does.
8. to extract or remove by or as if by soaking (often fol. by out): to soak a stain out of a napkin.
9. Slang. to overcharge.
n. 10. the act or state of soaking or the state of being soaked.
11. the liquid in which anything is soaked.
12. Slang. a heavy drinker.
[before 1000; Middle English soken, Old English sōcian]
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soak
Past participle: soaked
Gerund: soaking
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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 | |
Verb | 1. | soak - submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour" |
2. | soak - rip off; ask an unreasonable price | |
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 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 | |
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) | |
5. | soak - beat severely | |
6. | soak - make drunk (with alcoholic drinks) affect - act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate" | |
7. | soak - become drunk or drink excessively | |
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 |
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soak
verb
1. steep, immerse, submerge, infuse, marinate (Cookery), dunk, submerse Soak the beans for two hours.
soak something up absorb, suck up, take in or up, drink in, assimilate Wrap in absorbent paper after frying to soak up excess oil.
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soak
verb4. Informal. To take in and incorporate, especially mentally.Also used with up:
5. Informal. To take alcoholic liquor, especially excessively or habitually:
Informal: nip.
Idioms: bend the elbow, hit the bottle .
soak innoun
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Translations
يُبَلِّليَتَخَلَّليَنْقِعُيَنْقَع في الماء
namočitsáknoutzmáčet
lægge i blødtrænge igennemgennembløde
liottaaliotustihkuaimeäimeyttää
namočiti
ázikáztatbeszívódikfelszívátáztat
gegnbleytagegnvætaleggja/liggja í bleyti
浸す
잠기다
mirkytipermerktipermirkęspersisunktišlapias
iemērktiesūktiesizsūktiesmērcētsamērcēt
presiaknuť
namočitipopivnatizmočitizmočiti se
blöta
แช่
ıslatmaksırılsıklam etmeksızmakiçine işlemek
ngâm
soak
[səʊk]A. VT
1. (= immerse) → poner en remojo
soak the beans for two hours → ponga las judías en remojo dos horas
to soak sth in a liquid → remojar algo en un líquido
soak the beans for two hours → ponga las judías en remojo dos horas
to soak sth in a liquid → remojar algo en un líquido
2. (= make wet) → empapar
water had soaked his jacket → el 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!
water had soaked his jacket → el 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 rich → clavarles a los ricos
to soak sb for a loan → pedir prestado dinero a algn
to soak the rich → clavarles a los ricos
to soak sb for a loan → pedir prestado dinero a algn
C. N
1. (= rain) → diluvio m
to have a good soak in the bath → darse un buen baño
give your shirt a soak overnight → deja la camisa en remojo toda la noche
to have a good soak in the bath → darse un buen baño
give your shirt a soak overnight → deja la camisa en remojo toda la noche
2. (= drunkard) → borracho/a m/f
soak in VI + ADV → penetrar
soak through
A. VT + ADV to be soaked through [person] → estar calado hasta los huesos, estar empapado
soak up VT + ADV → absorber
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
soak
[ˈsəʊk] vt
vi
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
soak
vt
(= wet) → durchnässen
(= steep) → einweichen (→ in in +dat); to soak oneself in something (fig) → sich in etw (acc) → vertiefen
vi
(= steep) leave it to soak → weichen Sie es ein; (in dye) → lassen Sie die Farbe einziehen; to soak in a bath → sich einweichen (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
soak
[səʊk]1. vt
2. vi (clothes) → inzupparsi
to leave to soak (garment) → lasciare in ammollo (dishes) → lasciare a bagno
to leave to soak (garment) → lasciare in ammollo (dishes) → lasciare a bagno
3. n
b. (fam) (drunkard) → spugna
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
soak
(səuk) verb1. to (let) stand in a liquid. She soaked the clothes overnight in soapy water.
2. to make very wet. That shower has completely soaked my clothes.
3. (with in, ~into, ~through etc) (of a liquid) to penetrate. The blood from his wound has soaked right through the bandage.
soaked adjective (often with through). She got soaked (through) in that shower.
-soakedrain-soaked / blood-soaked clothing
ˈsoaking adjective very wet. She took off her soaking garments.
soaking wet soaking; very wet. I've washed my hair and it's still soaking wet.
soak up to draw in or suck up; to absorb. You'd better soak that spilt coffee up with a cloth.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
soak
→ يَنْقِعُ 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
soak
v. remojar, empapar;
to ___ in, to ___ up → absorber, chupar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
soak
n remojar, sumergir en agua (por un período prolongado)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.