soak

v., soaked, soak·ing, soaks.

v.tr.

1. 1. To make thoroughly wet or saturated by or as if by placing in liquid.
   2. To immerse in liquid for a period of time.
2. To absorb (liquid, for example) through or as if through pores or interstices.
3. To remove (a stain, for example) by continued immersion: soaked out the grease spots.
4. Informal. To take in or accept mentally, especially eagerly and easily: soaked up the gossip.
5. Informal.
   1. To drink (alcoholic liquor), especially to excess.
   2. To make (a person) drunk.
6. Slang. To overcharge (a person).

v.intr.

1. To be immersed until thoroughly saturated.
2. To penetrate or permeate; seep: The speaker paused to let her words soak in.
3. Slang. To drink to excess.

n.

1. 1. The act or process of soaking.
   2. The condition of being soaked.
2. Liquid in which something may be soaked.
3. Slang. A drunkard.

[Middle English soken, from Old English socian.]

soaker soak'er n.

also soak up

verb

1. To make thoroughly wet: douse, drench, saturate, sodden, sop, souse, wet. See dry/wet.
2. To saturate (something) with a liquid: steep². Chemistry infuse. See dry/wet.
3. To take in (moisture or liquid). absorb, drink, imbibe, sop up, take up. See give/take/reciprocity.
4. To take in and incorporate, especially mentally. absorb, assimilate, digest, imbibe, take up. See accept/reject.
5. To take alcoholic liquor, especially excessively or habitually: drink, guzzle, imbibe, tipple. Informal nip². Slang booze, lush², tank up. Idioms: bend the elbow, hit the bottle. See drugs/temperance.
6. To exploit (another) by charging too much for something: fleece, overcharge. Slang clip¹, gouge, nick, rip off, scalp, skin. Idioms: make someone pay through the nose, take someone for a ride, take someone to the cleaners. See honest/dishonest.

phrasal verb - soak in

To come as a realization: dawn on (or upon), register, sink in. See knowledge/ignorance.

noun

A person who is habitually drunk: drunk, drunkard, inebriate, sot, tippler. Slang boozehound, boozer, lush², rummy¹, souse, sponge, stiff. See drugs/temperance.

v

Definition: drench, wet
Antonyms: dehydrate, dry

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IN BRIEF: To be covered in a liquid for a time. Also: To draw in.

Gardening is about enjoying the smell of things growing in the soil, getting dirty without feeling guilty, and generally taking the time to soak up a little peace and serenity. — Lindley Karstens.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gennembløde, udbløde, lægge i blød
v. intr. - sive, inddrikke, suge, svire, nedfælde sig, sive ind
n. - gennemblødning, udblødning, flydebøtte, drukkenbolt, soldetur

idioms:

• soak up    opsuge
• soaking wet    gennemblødt, gennemblødt til skindet, drivvåd

Nederlands (Dutch)
weken, doordrenken, inweken

Français (French)
v. tr. - tremper, (fig) faire casquer
v. intr. - tremper, être absorbé par
n. - (GB) trempage, poivrot, ivrogne

idioms:

• soak up    absorber, boire, s'imprégner de
• soaking wet    trempé jusqu'aux os

Deutsch (German)
v. - durchweichen, einweichen, schröpfen
n. - Säufer

idioms:

• soak up    aufsaugen
• soaking wet    völlig durchnäßt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαποτίζω, μουλιάζω, μουσκεύω, (μτφ.) κατανοώ, (καθομ.) μεθοκοπώ
n. - μούλιασμα, (καθομ.) νεροποντή, μπεκρούλιασμα, μπεκρούλιακας

idioms:

• soak up    απορροφώ
• soaking wet    καταμουσκεμένος

Italiano (Italian)
impregnare, macerare, ubriacone

idioms:

• old soak    vecchio ubriacone
• soak up    mettere a bagno
• soaking wet    grondante

Português (Portuguese)
v. - encharcar, embeber
n. - penetração da mente

idioms:

• old soak    alcoólatra
• soak up    embeber
• soaking wet    encharcado

Русский (Russian)
мочить, замачивать, пропитывать, пропитываться, насыщать, погружаться во что-л., промокать, просачиваться, постепенно усваиваться, напиваться, отдавать в заклад, выкачивать деньги, намокание, жидкость для пропитывания, заболоченное место, пьяница, запой, заклад

idioms:

• old soak    старый алкоголик
• soak up    впитывать, поглощать, промокать
• soaking wet    промокший до нитки

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - empapar, calar, impregnar, remojar, poner en remojo, borrachín, chupar, embeber, absorber, pegar, dar golpes, empeñar
v. intr. - empaparse, estar en remojo, beber, empinar el codo
n. - borrachín, remojo, empapamiento, remojón, baño en que se remoja algo, orgía, borrachera, golpe, puñetazo

idioms:

• soak up    absorber, chupar
• soaking wet    empapado, calado hasta los huesos

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - blöta, blötlägga, genomdränka, supa, pressa pengar av, dänga till
n. - genomblötning, ösregn, rotblöta, regnig period, suput

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使上下湿透, 吸入, 浸, 浸泡, 渗透, 浸渍, 烂醉, 酒鬼

idioms:

• soak up    吸收
• soaking wet    湿淋淋的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使上下濕透, 吸入, 浸
v. intr. - 浸泡, 滲透
n. - 浸泡, 浸漬, 爛醉, 酒鬼

idioms:

• soak up    吸收
• soaking wet    濕淋淋的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 담그다, 물에 적셔 빨아내다, 엄하게 벌하다
v. intr. - 흠뻑 젖다, 깊이 스며들다, 술을 진탕 마시다
n. - 담그기, 침액, 웅덩이

idioms:

• soak up    (물기를) 빨아들이다, 흡수하다, 이해하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 浸る, 浸す, つかる, びしょぬれにする, しみ出させる, 吸収する, しみ込む
n. - 浸すこと, つかった状態

idioms:

• soak up    吸収する, 吸い取る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينفذ الى, يتخلل, ينقع في ألماء, يشبع, يسف في ألشراب, يزيل أو ينظف بالغسل (الاسم) سكير, ألماء أو ألسائل ألمنقوع فيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮השרה, הספיג, הטביל, גבה מחיר מופרז, סחט‬
v. intr. - ‮שרה‬
n. - ‮שרייה, הספגה, שיכור, שתיין‬

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