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Soak

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.
"I'm going to soak in the bath for a couple of hours."
2.VerbTo immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation.
"Soak the beans overnight before cooking."
3.VerbTo penetrate or permeate by saturation.
"The water soaked into my shoes and gave me wet feet."
4.VerbTo allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually + up)
"A sponge soaks up water; the skin soaks in moisture.; I soaked up all the knowledge I could at university."
5.VerbTo overcharge or swindle out of a large amount of money.
6.VerbTo drink intemperately or gluttonously.
7.VerbTo heat (a metal) before shaping it.
8.VerbTo hold a kiln at a particular temperature for a given period of time.
"We should soak the kiln at cone 9 for half an hour."
9.VerbTo absorb; to drain.
10.VerbTo engage in penetrative sex without hip thrusting.
11.VerbTo hit or strike.
12.NounAn immersion in water etc.
"After the strenuous climb, I had a nice long soak in a bath."
13.NounA drunkard.
14.NounA carouse; a drinking session.
15.NounA low-lying depression that fills with water after rain.
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