soak meaning

UK /səʊk/ US /soʊk/ 1 syllable

soak (verb): submerge in a liquid.

soak has 11 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.

soak as a verb

  1. submerge in a liquid
    • I soaked in the hot tub for an hour

    Type of: immerse

    Related forms: soakage, soaking

  2. rip off; ask an unreasonable price

    Synonyms: overcharge, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook

    Type of: cheat

    Kinds: extort

  3. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
    • souse water on his hot face

    Synonyms: drench, douse, dowse, sop, souse

    Type of: wet

    Kinds: brine, bedraggle, bate, ret, sluice

    Related forms: soaker, soaking

  4. leave as a guarantee in return for money
    • pawn your grandfather's gold watch

    Synonyms: pawn, hock

    Type of: consign

  5. beat severely

    Type of: beat

  6. make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)

    Synonyms: intoxicate, inebriate

    Type of: affect

    Kinds: befuddle

  7. become drunk or drink excessively

    Synonyms: souse, inebriate, hit it up

    Type of: hit the bottle

    Related forms: soaker

  8. fill, soak, or imbue totally
    • soak the bandage with disinfectant

    Synonyms: imbue

    Type of: impregnate

    Kinds: steep, brew

  9. heat a metal prior to working it

    Type of: heat

soak as a 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

    Synonyms: soakage, soaking

    Type of: natural process

  2. washing something by allowing it to soak

    Synonyms: soaking

    Type of: wash

How to pronounce soak

soak is pronounced /səʊk/ in British English and /soʊk/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with soak

Word lists: words starting with SO · words ending in AK · 4-letter words

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