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adjective
- 1. extremely wet; saturated: "he got absolutely soaked in the rain"
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adjective. uk / səʊkt / us / soʊkt / Add to word list. B2. extremely wet: I'm going to have to take these clothes off - I'm soaked to the skin! My shoes are soaked ( through). His T-shirt was soaked in sweat. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. full of or covered with liquid. wet The washing is still wet.
1. : to permeate so as to wet, soften, or fill thoroughly. 2. : to place in a surrounding element (such as liquid) to wet or permeate thoroughly. 3. : to extract by or as if by steeping. soak the dirt out.
If someone or something gets soaked or soaked through, water or some other liquid makes them extremely wet. I have to check my tent–it got soaked last night in the storm. My goodness, you're soaked through.
to make something very wet, or (of liquid) to be absorbed in large amounts: The wind had blown the rain in and soaked the carpet. You'd better wipe up that red wine you've spilled before it soaks (= is absorbed) into the carpet. Blood had soaked through both bandages. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to cover in or fill with liquid.
To soak something is to submerge it into water. Before you cook dry beans, you soak them overnight first. If you’re not a bean, you can also soak up a cool experience by immersing yourself in it. You can soak your dirty laundry in soapy water, or soak rice before you cook it, and you can also soak in a bubble bath.
Definition of soak verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of soaked adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb (used without object) to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid. to pass, as a liquid, through pores, holes, or the like: The rain soaked through the tear in the umbrella. Synonyms: seep. to be thoroughly wet: Her shoes and socks were soaking and her feet were freezing.
soak in British English. (səʊk ) verb. 1. to make, become, or be thoroughly wet or saturated, esp by immersion in a liquid. 2. (when intr, usually foll by in or into) (of a liquid) to penetrate or permeate. 3. (tr; usually foll by in or up) (of a permeable solid) to take in (a liquid) by absorption.
To make thoroughly wet or saturated: I soaked the flowers with the hose. We got soaked by the rain.
