soak+in+(through)

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• soak through something — ˈsoak into/through sth | soak ˈin derived (of a liquid) to enter or pass through sth • Blood had soaked through the bandage. Main entry: ↑soakderived …   Useful english dictionary

• soak into something — ˈsoak into/through sth | soak ˈin derived (of a liquid) to enter or pass through sth • Blood had soaked through the bandage. Main entry: ↑soakderived …   Useful english 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 — [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 through — index penetrate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• soak|a|way — «SOHK uh AY», noun. British. a place through which water soaks or drains away, as a cesspool …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• soak — [[t]so͟ʊk[/t]] soaks, soaking, soaked 1) VERB If you soak something or leave it to soak, you put it into a liquid and leave it there. [V n] Soak the beans for 2 hours... He turned off the water and left the dishes to soak. 2) VERB If a liquid… …   English dictionary

• soak — 1 verb 1 (I, T) if you soak something or 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 beans overnight. | leave sth to soak: Just leave the dishes to soak;… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• soak — verb ADVERB ▪ completely, thoroughly ▪ overnight ▪ Leave the beans to soak overnight. ▪ off ▪ Place the jar in warm water to soak the label of …   Collocations dictionary

• soak — soak1 [ souk ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to put something into a liquid and leave it there for a period of time: Leave the beans to soak overnight. soak something in something: She soaked the shirt in soapy water. 2. ) intransitive… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English