💦soak

verb
/soʊk/

Meaning

to make something completely wet by immersing it in liquid

Example Sentences

She soaked the clothes in water before washing them.

Example Expressions

soak up knowledge

Synonyms

drench, saturate, immerse, absorb

Antonyms

dry, dehydrate, evaporate

Collocations

soak clothes, soak in water, soak up knowledge, soak overnight

More Example Sentences

A man walks his dog in the rain every evening after work wearing a waterproof jacket and rubber boots because his energetic golden retriever needs daily exercise no matter what the weather is like outside and the dog splashes happily through every puddle while the man holds the leash and tries to stay dry until they return home tired and soaking wet

A man walks his dog in the rain every evening after work wearing a waterproof jacket and rubber boots because his energetic golden retriever needs daily exercise no matter what the weather is like outside and the dog splashes happily through every puddle while the man holds the leash and tries to stay dry until they return home tired and soaking wet and warm up together on the couch with a cup of hot chocolate.

Related Vocabularies

to irritate or annoy intensely
to give water to plants or animals; to irrigate
to make or manufacture from components or raw materials
to scrape or wear away the surface by friction or erosion
to take liquid into the mouth and swallow it
to shock or surprise someone greatly; to knock someone unconscious or dazed

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