soak
soak Lexical Profile
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• verb
To make or allow something to become thoroughly wet by immersing it in a liquid.
"You should soak the dried beans overnight before cooking them."
To pass, penetrate, or be absorbed through pores or small openings (of a liquid).
"The heavy rain quickly began to soak through his canvas jacket."
To charge someone an exorbitant amount of money or tax them heavily (informal).
"The stadium concessions really soak the fans for a simple bottle of water."
• noun
An act of immersing someone or something in liquid for a period of time, especially a long, relaxing bath.
"After a long day of hiking, she enjoyed a hot soak in the tub."
A person who drinks alcohol excessively and habitually (informal).
"The old tavern regular had a reputation in town as a hopeless soak."
• Rhymes for soak
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from Old English 'socian', meaning to become saturated by immersion, from a Proto-Germanic root related to 'suck'.