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soak

UK/səʊk/ US/soʊk/ fairly common slang uk
verb (9) noun (2)

verb

1.

submerge in a liquid

  • “I soaked in the hot tub for an hour”
2.
3.

cover with liquid; pour liquid onto

  • “souse water on his hot face”
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4.

leave as a guarantee in return for money

  • “pawn your grandfather”
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5.
6.

make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)

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7.
8.

fill, soak, or imbue totally

  • “saturate the bandage with disinfectant”
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9.

noun

1.

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”
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2.

washing something by allowing it to soak

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Origin

From Middle English soken, from Old English socian (“to soak, steep”, literally “to cause to suck (up)”), from Proto-Germanic *sukōną (“to soak”), causative of Proto-Germanic *sūkaną (“to suck”). Cognate with Middle Dutch soken (“to cause to suck”). More at suck.

Phrases

  • go soak your head
  • soak away
  • soak in
  • soak test
  • soak the runner
  • soak up

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