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1 soak
[səuk]1) (to (let) stand in a liquid: She soaked the clothes overnight in soapy water.) namočit2) (to make very wet: That shower has completely soaked my clothes.) zmáčet3) ((with in, into, through etc) (of a liquid) to penetrate: The blood from his wound has soaked right through the bandage.) (pro)sáknout•- soaked- - soaked
- soaking
- soaking wet
- soak up* * *• vymáchat• promáčet• prosáknout• máčet• namočit -
2 soak up
(to draw in or suck up; to absorb: You'd better soak that spilt coffee up with a cloth.) vysát* * *• nasáknout• nasakovat -
3 soak through
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4 absorb
[əb'zo:b]1) (to soak up: The cloth absorbed the ink I had spilled.) vsát2) (to take up the whole attention of (a person): He was completely absorbed in his book.) pohltit•- absorption* * *• vstřebávat• vstřebat• zaměstnat• pohltit• nasát -
5 absorbent
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6 drench
[dren ](to soak completely: They went out in the rain and were drenched to the skin.) promočit* * *• zmáčet• promoknout• promočit -
7 nappy
['næpi]plural - nappies; noun((American diaper) a piece of cloth or paper put between a baby's legs to soak up urine etc.) plenka* * *• plínka• plenka -
8 steep
I [sti:p] adjective1) ((of eg a hill, stairs etc) rising with a sudden rather than a gradual slope: The hill was too steep for me to cycle up; a steep path; a steep climb.) strmý2) ((of a price asked or demand made) unreasonable or too great: He wants rather a steep price for his house, doesn't he?; That's a bit steep!) přemrštěný•- steeply II [sti:p](to soak thoroughly.) namáčet* * *• příkrý• strmý• namáčet -
9 waterproof
adjective (not allowing water to soak through: waterproof material.) nepromokavý* * *• vodotěsný• nepromokavý
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soak — vb Soak, saturate, drench, steep, impregnate, sop, waterlog can mean to permeate or be permeated with or as if with water. Soak suggests immersion in a liquid so that the substance absorbs the moisture and usually becomes thoroughly wetted,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
soak — [sōk] vt. [ME soken < OE socian < base of sucan: see SUCK] 1. to make thoroughly wet; drench or saturate [soaked to the skin by the rain] 2. to submerge or keep in a liquid, as for thorough wetting, softening, for hydrotherapy, etc. 3. a)… … English World dictionary
Soak — Soak, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Soaked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Soaking}.] [OE. soken, AS. socian to sioak, steep, fr. s?can, s?gan, to suck. See {Suck}.] 1. To cause or suffer to lie in a fluid till the substance has imbibed what it can contain; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
soak — soak·age; soak·er; soak·ing·ly; pre·soak; soak; … English syllables
soak — ► VERB 1) make or become thoroughly wet by immersion in liquid. 2) (of a liquid) penetrate or permeate completely. 3) (soak up) absorb (a liquid). 4) (soak up) expose oneself to (something beneficial or enjoyable). 5) (soak oneself in) i … English terms dictionary
Soak — Soak, v. i. 1. To lie steeping in water or other liquid; to become sturated; as, let the cloth lie and soak. [1913 Webster] 2. To enter (into something) by pores or interstices; as, water soaks into the earth or other porous matter. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
soak — index imbue, immerse (plunge into), overload, permeate, pervade Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
soak — sōk n an often hot medicated solution with which a body part is soaked usu. long or repeatedly esp. to promote healing, relieve pain, or stimulate local circulation … Medical dictionary
soak — (v.) O.E. socian (related to sucan to suck ), from P.Gmc. *sukon (Cf. W.Flem. soken), from PIE root *seue to take liquid (see SUP (Cf. sup) (2)). Slang meaning to overcharge first recorded 1895. Related: Soaked; soaking … Etymology dictionary
soak — [v] drench, wet absorb, assimilate, bathe, damp, dip, drink, drown, dunk, flood, imbrue, immerge, immerse, impregnate, infiltrate, infuse, macerate, marinate, merge, moisten, penetrate, percolate, permeate, pour into, pour on, saturate, seethe,… … New thesaurus
soak — soak1 S3 [səuk US souk] v [: Old English; Origin: socian] 1.) [I and T] 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 ▪ Soak the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
