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  • 1soak — [sōk] vt. [ME soken < OE socian < base of sucan: see SUCK] 1. to make thoroughly wet; drench or saturate [soaked to the skin by the rain] 2. to submerge or keep in a liquid, as for thorough wetting, softening, for hydrotherapy, etc. 3. a)… …

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  • 2soak — vb Soak, saturate, drench, steep, impregnate, sop, waterlog can mean to permeate or be permeated with or as if with water. Soak suggests immersion in a liquid so that the substance absorbs the moisture and usually becomes thoroughly wetted,… …

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  • 3soak — /soʊk / (say sohk) verb (i) 1. to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid. 2. to pass (in, through, out, etc.), as a liquid, through pores or interstices. 3. to be thoroughly wet. 4. to become known slowly: the… …

  • 4soak something out — ˌsoak sthˈoff/ˈout derived to remove sth by leaving it in water Main entry: ↑soakderived …

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  • 5soak something off — ˌsoak sthˈoff/ˈout derived to remove sth by leaving it in water Main entry: ↑soakderived …

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  • 6Out of Our Heads (song) — Out of Our Heads Single by Sheryl Crow from the album Detours Released June 2008 (2008 06) Format CD Si …

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  • 7soak — soak1 S3 [səuk US souk] v [: Old English; Origin: socian] 1.) [I and T] if you soak something, or if you let it soak, you keep it covered with a liquid for a period of time, especially in order to make it softer or easier to clean ▪ Soak the… …

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  • 8soak — 1 verb 1 (I, T) if you soak something or let it soak, you keep it covered with a liquid for a period of time, especially in order to make it softer or easier to clean: Soak the beans overnight. | leave sth to soak: Just leave the dishes to soak;… …

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  • 9soak — soaker, n. soakingly, adv. /sohk/, 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: The rain soaked through the tear in the umbrella. 3. to be… …

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  • 10soak — 01. You need to [soak] the dried mushrooms in water for a while before you can use them. 02. After the race, the runner [soaked] his sore feet in warm water. 03. We got [soaked] walking home in the rain. 04. I left the dishes to [soak] for a… …

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