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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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..
Papyrine :: Papyrine (n.) Imitation parchment, made by soaking unsized paper in dilute sulphuric acid..
Soak :: Soak (v. t.) To make (its way) by entering pores or interstices; -- often with through.
Steep :: Steep (v. i.) To undergo the process of soaking in a liquid; as, the tea is steeping..
Infuse :: Infuse (v. t.) To steep in water or other fluid without boiling, for the propose of extracting medicinal qualities; to soak..
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..
Sob :: Sob (v. t.) To soak.
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..
Brewis :: Brewis (n.) Bread soaked in broth, drippings of roast meat, milk, or water and butter..
Sodden :: Sodden (v. t.) To soak; to make heavy with water.
Weep :: Weep (v. i.) To drop water, or the like; to drip; to be soaked..
Soak :: Soak (v. t.) To drench; to wet thoroughly.
Welk :: Welk (v. t.) To soak; also, to beat severely..
Bedrench :: Bedrench (v. t.) To drench; to saturate with moisture; to soak.
Drench :: Drench (v. t.) To steep in moisture; to wet thoroughly; to soak; to saturate with water or other liquid; to immerse.
Soak :: Soak (v. i.) To enter (into something) by pores or interstices; as, water soaks into the earth or other porous matter..
Soak :: Soak (v. t.) Fig.: To absorb; to drain.
Spongy :: Spongy (a.) Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy..
Soaker :: Soaker (n.) One who, or that which, soaks..
Shagreen :: Shagreen (n.) A kind of untanned leather prepared in Russia and the East, from the skins of horses, asses, and camels, and grained so as to be covered with small round granulations. This characteristic surface is produced by pressing small seeds into the grain or hair side when moist, and afterward, when dry, scraping off the roughness left between them, and then, by soaking, causing the portions of the skin which had been compressed or indented by the seeds to swell up into relief. It is used f
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