soak1 verbsoak2 noun
soaksoak1 /səʊk $ soʊk/ ●●○ verb 
WORD ORIGINsoak1
Origin:
Old English socianVERB TABLE
soak
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | soak |
| he, she, it | soaks | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | soaked |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have soaked |
| he, she, it | has soaked | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had soaked |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will soak |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have soaked |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am soaking |
| he, she, it | is soaking | |
| you, we, they | are soaking | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was soaking |
| you, we, they | were soaking | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been soaking |
| he, she, it | has been soaking | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been soaking |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be soaking |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been soaking |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Soak a piece of cotton in water and use it to clean the wound.
- Soak the beans overnight before cooking.
- a tax designed to soak the rich
- If you don't take your umbrella, you're going to get soaked.
- Let the pan soak a while before you scrub it.
- The rain had come in through the bottom of our tent and completely soaked our clothes.
- Her dress soaked up the water from his body.
- In a cabin soaked in pure oxygen at greater than atmospheric pressure for five hours, almost anything bums.
- One side of his immaculate jacket was soaked through and spiked with broken glass.
- Other ethnic groups also seem to have trooped to Azusa Street to soak up the new shower of blessing.
- Others will take it easier, relax in the garden and soak up the sun.
- Tough stains should be soaked before washing.
- We lay on the glossy sand as the waves rustled up, soaked us and retreated.
THESAURUS
to put water or another liquid onto something to make it wet. In spoken English, people will often use get something wet rather than wet: · He wet the washcloth and washed Tom’s face.
to make someone or something wet by making a lot of small drops of water fall onto them: · The kids were playing around in the pool, splashing each other.· I accidentally splashed soup onto my shirt.
to put something in water for a long time or to make something very wet – use this especially when something is put into water or the water comes up from underneath to make it wet: · Soak the beans overnight before cooking.· The rain had come in through the bottom of our tent and completely soaked our clothes.
to make someone or something extremely wet with a large amount of water – use this especially when water is poured or falls on something: · He drenched us all with the hose.· Her shirt was drenched in sweat.
formal to completely cover or fill something with liquid, so that it is wet all the way through: · Heavy rains had saturated the ground.
to cover an area of land with a large amount of water: · Farmers flood the fields in order to grow rice.
to make something slightly wet by putting a small amount of water or another liquid on it, especially to stop it from getting too dry: · Add just enough water to moisten the cake mixture.· Tom paused and moistened his lips.
to make something slightly wet by putting a little water on it: · Rain came in through the window, dampening the curtains.
Longman Language Activatorto wash something using water but without soap to wash something with water in order to remove soap or dirt: · I'll just rinse the lettuce under the tap.· Rosie rinsed her mouth to get rid of the taste.rinse out something (=quickly clean a container, just using water): · He rinsed out a glass and poured himself a whiskey.
to leave something in water for a long time in order to clean it or make it easier to wash later: · You'll have to soak that shirt to get the blood off it.leave something to soak: · Just leave that pan to soak overnight.
to make someone or something wet especially spoken to make something wet, especially by not taking enough care to keep it dry: · Don't splash me - I don't want to get my hair wet.· How did you manage to get the bathroom floor so wet?· She can't wash the dishes without getting the front of her clothes all wet.
to deliberately put water or other liquid onto something: · The other hairdresser usually wets my hair before she cuts it.· She wet her index finger and cleaned the spot off the mirror.· Wetting the toothbrush before you put the toothpaste on makes the bristles softer.
if you soak something, you leave it in water for a long time in order to make it clean, soft etc. If water or another liquid soaks something, it makes it very wet: · Soak the beans overnight before cooking.· The rain had come in through the bottom of our tent and completely soaked our clothes.soak something in something: · Soak a piece of cotton in water and use it to clean the wound.
to make someone or something wet by making a lot of small drops of water fall onto them, either deliberately or accidentally: · The kids were playing around in the pool, splashing each other.splash on/over: · He knocked over her cup and splashed coffee all over her new dress.splash somebody/something with something: · A motorcycle sped past, splashing all the spectators with mud.
to make someone or something extremely wet with a large amount of water: · He turned the hose on us and drenched us all.· Blood was pouring from the cut, drenching his shirt.
to cover an area of land with a large amount of water: · Farmers flood the fields in order to grow rice.· In the rainy season the river can rise rapidly to flood the valley in a few hours.
to suddenly cover something completely with a large amount of water, especially in a way that causes damage: · Water the young plants well, but don't swamp them.· The dam burst, swamping the valley and hundreds of homes.· About 3000 years ago a tidal wave swamped the coastal lowlands of Greece, causing massive destruction.
to completely cover or fill something with liquid, so that it is wet all the way through: · Heavy rains had saturated the ground, turning the streets into rivers.· Saturate the label with vinegar and let it sit before you try to scrape it off the bottle.
WORD SETSbin, nounbin liner, nounboil, verbborax, nounBrillo pad, nounbroom, nounbroomstick, nouncarpet sweeper, nounchar, verbchar, nouncharlady, nouncharwoman, nounchimney sweep, nouncleaner, nouncleanser, nounclothes basket, nounclothesline, nounclothes peg, nounconditioner, noundeodorize, verbdescale, verbdisinfect, verbdisinfectant, noundry-clean, verbdust, verbduster, noundustpan, nounfabric softener, nounfeather duster, nounflush, verbFrench polish, nounfumigate, verbhamper, nounHoover, nounhoover, verbhygiene, nounhygienic, adjectivekitchen roll, nounlaundry basket, nounlimescale, nounline, nounload, nounmangle, nounmop, nounmop, verbpolish, nounrag, nounrinse, verbrinse, nounsanitary, adjectivesanitation, nounscour, verbscourer, nounscrub, verbscrub, nounscrubbing brush, nounshampoo, nounsoak, verbsoak, nounsoapflakes, nounsoap powder, nounsoapsuds, nounsoapy, adjectivesoda, nounsoftener, nounspin, verbspin-dryer, nounsqueegee, nounstarch, verbsuds, nounswab, verbsweep, verbsweep, nounsweeper, nounsweepings, nounswill, verbswill, nountea cloth, nountea towel, nountide-mark, nounturpentine, nounturps, nounvacuum, nounvacuum, verbvacuum cleaner, nounwash, nounwashable, adjectivewashboard, nounwashcloth, nounwashday, nounwasher, nounwasher-dryer, nounwashing, nounwashing line, nounwashing machine, nounwashing powder, nounwashing soda, nounwashing-up, nounwashing-up liquid, nounwashtub, nounwhisk broom, nounwindow cleaner, nounwipe, verbwire wool, nounwring, verbwringer, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
Go to a sidewalk café, order coffee, and soak up the atmosphere.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Go to a sidewalk café, order coffee, and soak up the atmosphere. (=be covered in a lot of sweat)· His shirt was drenched with sweat.
(=very wet)· His suit was soaking wet.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Why it should have taken more than a year for this to soak in is unclear.· The men who went out to the barn came in soaked to the skin.· Pour in plenty of water to flood it and then replace the soil when the water has soaked in.· We just sat there letting it all soak in.· Zyglo® Penetrant is sprayed on the surface until completely wet, and allowed to soak in for at least 10 minutes.· This was an evening to simply soak in and the experience.· Wherever possible, keep the water that the mushrooms are soaked in for use in the recipe.· It soaks in completely leaving a dry feel to the surface.
· One side of his immaculate jacket was soaked through and spiked with broken glass.· The sweater and heavy shirt he wore were already soaked through with sweat.· I was soaked through by the time I got back to the compound.· My shirt is soaked through, my head is spinning.· Her headscarf was already soaked through.· Ross, the steward, appeared, commiserated that they were all soaked through and took them into the lounge.· She wore no coat and was soaked through.
· A stable soil soaks up water, and allows acid to break up bedrock and create more soil.· The next thing I realized was just how much fat an eggplant can soak up.· He learned quickly, soaking up both knowledge and art as a cloth soaks up clear water.· Let stand for 5 minutes to soak up liquid.· The more we soak up their way of looking at things, their method of understanding, the more we shall get.· The blanched pith soaked up the sugar syrup during the candying process and turned out to be spectacular.· But many will probably come just to gawp at the locals and soak up the legend.· Those conglomerates are soaking up all the business the country.
NOUN· So we ordered another Guinness and soaked up the atmosphere some more.· He was here to soak in the atmosphere of the place.· When the sound of high-flying aircraft began to soak into the atmosphere people stopped talking but looked more interested than afraid.· I was just soaking up the atmosphere.· In spite of his expressed desire to soak up atmosphere, he did not feel at home there.
· The royal tabard was soaked in blood.· It was the wickedness that soaks into your blood and slowly heats up and begins to boil.· The man, who was soaked in blood, was stretchered to a waiting ambulance and taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital.· Did I need a towel to soak up blood?· He held a cloth to the wound that soaked his shirt with blood.
· The rain poured down, soaking their hair, seeping into their collars, dripping off their chins as they kissed.· The rain had soaked into his cloak as he slept, and it hung in heavy damp folds on his shoulders.· Forecasters say, however, that all indications are that heavy rains will soak the region this winter.· Above this floor, rain soaks down to recharge an aquifer.· Drizzling rain soaked Hodgesaargh as he trudged back to the castle.· The spring rain soaked him but it was warm and he licked it as it trickled down his lip.
· I was soaked to the skin, my hands so cold I could hardly keep hold of the tiller.· They were soaked to the skin.· He got up, soaked to the skin but warm and happy.· When he was finally delivered to the rectory nearly soaked to the skin, Puny was getting ready to leave.· Her dress was torn, she was soaked to the skin and ... and she felt afraid.· The men who went out to the barn came in soaked to the skin.· By the time he had reached the shelter of the station he was soaked to the skin.
· Others will take it easier, relax in the garden and soak up the sun.· Elena Fonti lay on the beach soaking up the sun.· But everyone enjoyed the opportunity to relax, socialise and soak up the sun.· As well as soaking up the sun, Emma says she's particularly looking forward to scuba diving and swimming in Stingray City.· And former Boddington's beauty Mel Sykes looks about as satisfying as you can get as she soaks up the Majorca sun.· Where fishermen once set out to sea, now travellers stop to soak up the sun which bakes the sandy shores.· The perfect setting for relaxing and soaking up the sun.
· The morning after the trial he woke up soaked with sweat.· Their clothes were soaked with sweat, their lives sustained by the thought of California.· Schramm felt limp from the heat, and Hoffmann's shirt was soaked in sweat to a deep chestnut brown.· Their heavy woolen pants and jackets, hideously ill-fitted, were soaked with sweat.· He was soaked in sweat and shivering.· The sweater and heavy shirt he wore were already soaked through with sweat.
· Pour in plenty of water to flood it and then replace the soil when the water has soaked in.· She was running water to soak the pudding pan.· Other methods include permeable car parks, where water can soak through the surface and be collected.· The motionless sails stiffened and grew dark with the water soaking into the cloth.· Soon the floor of the trench was covered in water - soaking into everything.· I snagged the plastic bag, water got in, soaked my socks and the outside froze.· Place the mushrooms in a bowl and cover with the boiling water then leave to soak for at least 20min. 2.· Cover with plenty of cold water and leave to soak overnight in a cool place.
VERB· Tam resigned himself to getting soaked today, but retrieved the sack all the same.· It was nothing more than getting soaking wet.· Unfortunately the fireworks must have seeded the thick clouds overhead because it absolutely poured with rain, and we got soaked.· No one wanted to get soaked this early.· He got up, soaked to the skin but warm and happy.· She shouts that if I get soaked I needn't expect sympathy, and I call for her to join me.· But he got soaked every day from the rain because he could not afford to buy an umbrella.
· Place the mushrooms in a bowl and cover with the boiling water then leave to soak for at least 20min. 2.· Cover with plenty of cold water and leave to soak overnight in a cool place.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1[intransitive, transitive] if you soak something, or if you let it soak, you keep it covered with a liquid for a period of time, especially in order to make it softer or easier to clean: - As well as soaking up the sun, Emma says she's particularly looking forward to scuba diving and swimming in Stingray City.
- But everyone enjoyed the opportunity to relax, socialise and soak up the sun.
- Elena Fonti lay on the beach soaking up the sun.
- Others will take it easier, relax in the garden and soak up the sun.
- She had lain with Maggie beside the swimming pool and had let her whole body soak up the sun.
- The perfect setting for relaxing and soaking up the sun.
- Where fishermen once set out to sea, now travellers stop to soak up the sun which bakes the sandy shores.
- Without it, the green machinery that soaks up the sun's energy is starved.
Soak the clothes in cold water. Let the pans soak; I’ll wash them later.soak something off/out (=remove it by soaking) Put the bottle in soapy water to soak the label off.2[intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to make something completely wet: Police aimed water hoses at the marchers, soaking them.soak through/into etc The blood soaked through the bandage.soak something in/with something a rag soaked with oil3[intransitive] to spend a long time taking a bath: Soak in a warm bath to relax.4[transitive] informal to make someone pay too much money in prices or taxes: taxes that soak the middle classessoak something ↔ up phrasal verb1if something soaks up a liquid, it takes the liquid into itself: He used a towel to soak up the blood.2soak up the sun/rays/sunshine etc to sit outside for a long time enjoying the sun3to enjoy a place by watching it or becoming involved in it: Go to a sidewalk café, order coffee, and soak up the atmosphere.4to learn something quickly and easily: Children soak up language incredibly quickly.soak1 verbsoak2 noun
soaksoak2 noun [singular] EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- She puts them in the washing machine, on long soak, and removes every trace.
WORD SETS
bin, nounbin liner, nounboil, verbborax, nounBrillo pad, nounbroom, nounbroomstick, nouncarpet sweeper, nounchar, verbchar, nouncharlady, nouncharwoman, nounchimney sweep, nouncleaner, nouncleanser, nounclothes basket, nounclothesline, nounclothes peg, nounconditioner, noundeodorize, verbdescale, verbdisinfect, verbdisinfectant, noundry-clean, verbdust, verbduster, noundustpan, nounfabric softener, nounfeather duster, nounflush, verbFrench polish, nounfumigate, verbhamper, nounHoover, nounhoover, verbhygiene, nounhygienic, adjectivekitchen roll, nounlaundry basket, nounlimescale, nounline, nounload, nounmangle, nounmop, nounmop, verbpolish, nounrag, nounrinse, verbrinse, nounsanitary, adjectivesanitation, nounscour, verbscourer, nounscrub, verbscrub, nounscrubbing brush, nounshampoo, nounsoak, verbsoak, nounsoapflakes, nounsoap powder, nounsoapsuds, nounsoapy, adjectivesoda, nounsoftener, nounspin, verbspin-dryer, nounsqueegee, nounstarch, verbsuds, nounswab, verbsweep, verbsweep, nounsweeper, nounsweepings, nounswill, verbswill, nountea cloth, nountea towel, nountide-mark, nounturpentine, nounturps, nounvacuum, nounvacuum, verbvacuum cleaner, nounwash, nounwashable, adjectivewashboard, nounwashcloth, nounwashday, nounwasher, nounwasher-dryer, nounwashing, nounwashing line, nounwashing machine, nounwashing powder, nounwashing soda, nounwashing-up, nounwashing-up liquid, nounwashtub, nounwhisk broom, nounwindow cleaner, nounwipe, verbwire wool, nounwring, verbwringer, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY I had a good long soak in the bath. Give the towels a good soak, they’re very dirty.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
I had a good long soak in the bath. Give the towels a good soak, they’re very dirty. (=be covered in a lot of sweat)· His shirt was drenched with sweat.
(=very wet)· His suit was soaking wet.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· She puts them in the washing machine, on long soak, and removes every trace.· This is noticeable after a long soak in the bath; the pads of your fingertips will take on a wrinkled appearance.· A long, hot soak in the bath-tub with lashings of her favourite bath oil had helped, too.· Even so, I was looking forward to nothing so much as a long hot soak in the bath.
· The father's nice enough, but a bit of an old soak and the grandmother was a dragon.· Not the opinionated old soak he's become.· She doesn ` t want to end up an old soak.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1a long and enjoyable time spent taking a bath: - She doesn ` t want to end up an old soak.
- The father's nice enough, but a bit of an old soak and the grandmother was a dragon.
I had a good long soak in the bath.2 British English when you soak something: Give the towels a good soak, they’re very dirty.3an old soak someone who is often drunk – used humorously