Definition of soak

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Soak (v. t.) To draw in by the pores, or through small passages; as, a sponge soaks up water; the skin soaks in moisture..

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Wet :: Wet (superl.) Containing, or consisting of, water or other liquid; moist; soaked with a liquid; having water or other liquid upon the surface; as, wet land; a wet cloth; a wet table..
Soak :: Soak (v. i.) To enter (into something) by pores or interstices; as, water soaks into the earth or other porous matter..
Soaker :: Soaker (n.) One who, or that which, soaks..
Sodden :: Sodden (v. t.) To soak; to make heavy with water.
Water Torch :: Water torch () The common cat-tail (Typha latifolia), the spike of which makes a good torch soaked in oil..
Ret :: Ret (v. t.) To prepare for use, as flax, by separating the fibers from the woody part by process of soaking, macerating, and other treatment..
Papyrine :: Papyrine (n.) Imitation parchment, made by soaking unsized paper in dilute sulphuric acid..
Soak :: Soak (v. t.) To cause or suffer to lie in a fluid till the substance has imbibed what it can contain; to macerate in water or other liquid; to steep, as for the purpose of softening or freshening; as, to soak cloth; to soak bread; to soak salt meat, salt fish, or the like..
Soak :: Soak (v. t.) Fig.: To absorb; to drain.
Oiled :: Oiled (a.) Covered or treated with oil; dressed with, or soaked in, oil..
Soaking :: Soaking (a.) Wetting thoroughly; drenching; as, a soaking rain..
Soaking :: Soaking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Soa.
Retting :: Retting (n.) The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and kindred processes; -- also called rotting. See Ret..
Soak :: Soak (v. t.) To drench; to wet thoroughly.
Imbrue :: Imbrue (v. t.) To wet or moisten; to soak; to drench, especially in blood..
Buck :: Buck (n.) Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed..
Insuccation :: Insuccation (n.) The act of soaking or moistening; maceration; solution in the juice of herbs.
Boil :: Boil (v. t.) To steep or soak in warm water.
Buck :: Buck (n.) The cloth or clothes soaked or washed.
Steep :: Steep (v. t.) To soak in a liquid; to macerate; to extract the essence of by soaking; as, to soften seed by steeping it in water. Often used figuratively..
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