soak : Idioms & Phrases
soak through
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verb be or become thoroughly soaked or saturated with a liquid
sop.
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soak up
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verb take in, also metaphorically
draw; take up; imbibe; absorb; take in; suck up; suck; sop up.
- The sponge absorbs water well
- She drew strength from the minister's words
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verb devote (oneself) fully to
plunge; immerse; absorb; engross; engulf; steep.
- He immersed himself into his studies
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soaking up
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noun (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
absorption.
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water-soak
Wa"ter-soak` transitive verb
Definitions
To soak water; to fill the interstices of with water.
