soak
🇺🇸
/səʊk/
🇬🇧
/səʊk/
verb
C1
to make something very wet by putting it in liquid, or to become very wet this way
Soak the beans in water overnight before cooking.
C1
to make someone or something completely wet
The heavy rain will soak your clothes if you go outside.
R
to go into or through something
Water can soak through the roof if it's damaged.
R
to take too much money from someone by charging high prices or taxes
Some stores soak customers with very high prices.
noun
R
the act of making something wet by putting it in liquid
A long soak in water helps remove tough stains.
R
time spent relaxing in a bath
After work, I enjoy a warm soak in the tub.
translation
to make something very wet by putting it in liquid, or to become very wet this way; to make someone or something completely wet; to go into or through something; to take too much money from someone by charging high prices or taxes
the act of making something wet by putting it in liquid; time spent relaxing in a bath
Word Forms
3rd Present
soaks
Progressive
soaking
Past
soaked
Perfect
soaked
Plural
soaks