Word a Day
soak
What does soak mean?
soak (verb): to immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use soak in a sentence?
- Soak the beans overnight before cooking. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce soak?
/soʊk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does soak come from?
From Middle English soken, from Old English socian (“to soak, steep”, literally “to cause to suck (up)”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to soak
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “soak” mean?
to promote the development of something; to cultivate and grow a thing
Not quite: that's what foster means.
to immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation
Right! That's what “soak” means.
to pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty
Not quite: that's what drag means.
make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
Not quite: that's what develop means.
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