Associations to the word «Soak»

SOAK, verb. (intransitive) To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.

SOAK, verb. (transitive) To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation.

SOAK, verb. (intransitive) To penetrate or permeate by saturation.

SOAK, verb. (transitive) To allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually + up)

SOAK, verb. (slang) (dated) To drink intemperately or gluttonously.

SOAK, verb. (metallurgy) To heat a metal before shaping it.

SOAK, verb. (ceramics) () To hold a kiln at a particular temperature for a given period of time.

SOAK, verb. (figurative) To absorb; to drain.

SOAK, noun. An immersion in water etc.

SOAK, noun. (slang) (British) A drunkard.

SOAK, noun. (Australia) A low-lying depression that fills with water after rain.

SOAK TEST, noun. A stress test in which a system is subjected to a significant load over a significant period of time, to discover how the system behaves under sustained use.

SOAK THE RUNNER, verb. (baseball) (slang) (1800s) To throw the ball at the runner in order to "tag" him out (illegal after 1845)

SOAK UP, verb. Absorb

SOAK, noun. 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".

SOAK, noun. Washing something by allowing it to soak.

SOAK, verb. Submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour".

SOAK, verb. Rip off; ask an unreasonable price.

SOAK, verb. Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face".

SOAK, verb. Leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch".

SOAK, verb. Beat severely.

SOAK, verb. Make drunk (with alcoholic drinks).

SOAK, verb. Become drunk or drink excessively.

SOAK, verb. Fill, soak, or imbue totally; "soak the bandage with disinfectant".

SOAK, verb. Heat a metal prior to working it.