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soak

/soʊk/noun, verb1 syllable

Soak means: rip off; ask an unreasonable price.

Synonyms for soak30

noun, as in the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)

soakage, soaking

noun, as in washing something by allowing it to soak

soaking

verb, as in rip off; ask an unreasonable price

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

verb, as in cover with liquid; pour liquid onto

drench, douse, dowse, sop, souse

verb, as in become drunk or drink excessively

souse, inebriate, hit it up, tweak

verb, as in leave as a guarantee in return for money

pawn, hock

verb, as in make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)

intoxicate, inebriate

verb, as in fill, soak, or imbue totally

imbue

also used for soak

alcoholic, suck-pint, alco, alkie, bacchanal, bacchant, barfly, bibber

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What does soak mean?11

verb

1

rip off; ask an unreasonable price

2

cover with liquid; pour liquid onto“souse water on his hot face”

3

become drunk or drink excessively

4

leave as a guarantee in return for money“pawn your grandfather's gold watch”

5

make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)

6

fill, soak, or imbue totally“soak the bandage with disinfectant”

7

submerge in a liquid“I soaked in the hot tub for an hour”

8

beat severely

9

heat a metal prior to working it

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”

2

washing something by allowing it to soak

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with soak?23

two syllables

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Soak in a sentence

  • Just get out of this weather, soak up some sun.LoverofEnglish
  • Japanese love to soak in a hot tub before bed.CM
  • Japanese like to soak in hot water before going to sleep.keira_n
  • Soak walnuts in water to reduce the bitterness.Eccles17
  • You can soak up the rays of the morning sun lying on your deckchair.XY
  • He left his towels soak for a whole day.Amastan
  • The chain should be placed in kerosene and left to soak.Maria_E_Ward
  • You can soak up the water droplets with a cloth.fleur74

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of soak

as a noun

plural
soaks

as a verb

past tense
soaked
present participle
soaking
third-person singular
soaks
past participle
soaked