SOAK
\sˈə͡ʊk], \sˈəʊk], \s_ˈəʊ_k]\
Definitions of SOAK
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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rip off; ask an unreasonable price
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make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
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washing something by allowing it to soak
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beat severely; slang
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submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour"
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become drunk or drink excessively
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leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"
By Princeton University
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rip off; ask an unreasonable price
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become drunk; drink excessively
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give as a guarantee
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make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
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washing something by allowing it to soak
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beat severely; slang
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submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To cause or suffer to lie in a fluid till the substance has imbibed what it can contain; to macerate in water or other liquid; to steep, as for the purpose of softening or freshening; as, to soak cloth; to soak bread; to soak salt meat, salt fish, or the like.
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To drench; to wet thoroughly.
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To draw in by the pores, or through small passages; as, a sponge soaks up water; the skin soaks in moisture.
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To make (its way) by entering pores or interstices; -- often with through.
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Fig.: To absorb; to drain.
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To lie steeping in water or other liquid; to become sturated; as, let the cloth lie and soak.
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To drink intemperately or gluttonously.
By Oddity Software
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To cause to absorb moisture; steep in a fluid; wet thoroughly; to draw in by the pores or openings; as, a sponge will soak up water.
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To become thoroughly wet; to be steeped in fluid; to enter by pores or small openings; as, water soaks into the earth.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To steep in a fluid: to wet thoroughly: to drench: to draw in by the pores.
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To be steeped in a liquid: to enter into pores.
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SOAKER.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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