āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to soak
01
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to put something in a liquid for a period of time to allow it to absorb or become saturated
Transitive: to soak sth | to soak sth in a liquid
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The chef soaked the beans overnight before cooking them.
āĻļā§āĻĢ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤āĻāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨āĻ¸ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
1.1
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make someone or something extremely wet
Transitive: to soak sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She accidentally left the window open during the storm, and the rain soaked the entire living room carpet.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻ°āĻŽā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ˛āĻž āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĒā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦāĻšā§ āĻĢāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to impose high charges, taxes, or fees on something or someone
Transitive: to soak sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The luxury tax aims to soak those buying expensive items like yachts and private jets.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ āĻšāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧāĻŦāĻšā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻāĻā§āĻŽ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĨ¤
03
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻļā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
(of a liquid) to completely seep or spread through something
Intransitive: to soak into sth | to soak through sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The coffee soaked into the fabric of the towel, leaving a stain.
āĻāĻĢāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
04
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to heat metal until it is soft enough to shape or mold
Transitive: to soak a metal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Before hammering the metal into shape, they soaked it in the fire for hours.
āĻ§āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
05
āĻŽāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻ§āĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to drink a large amount of alcohol or liquid, often excessively
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They soaked all night, celebrating their big win.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§, āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĻāĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
5.1
āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ˛ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻŽāĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ˛ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to make oneself intoxicated by drinking alcohol, often excessively
Transitive: to soak oneself
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He soaked himself again at the weekend, forgetting how much he had drunk.
āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ˛ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ˛, āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻ¤āĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
06
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŽāĻžāĻ°āĻž
to strike someone or something forcefully or hit it hard
Transitive: to soak sb/sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The boxer soaked his opponent with a strong right hook.
āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻ¨ āĻšā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻˇāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
01
the act of washing or cleaning something by immersing it in liquid
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He gave the stained shirt a soak in warm water.
02
the process of becoming softened or saturated by immersion in water or another liquid
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The wooden planks needed a soak to prevent cracking.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
soaked
soaker
soaking
soak
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
