Looking for the meaning of the word SOAK in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of SOAK with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Soak
Speech Type: Verb
Old English socian ‘become saturated with a liquid by immersion’; related to sūcan‘to suck’
səʊk
make or allow (something) to become thoroughly wet by immersing it in liquid
Short Definition:make very wet
Examples:- soak the beans overnight in water
impose heavy charges or taxation on
Short Definition:impose heavy charges or taxation on
Examples:- he is again vowing to soak the rich, as he has long threatened to do
drink heavily
Short Definition:drink heavily
Examples:- you keep soaking in taverns
Word: Soak
Speech Type: Noun
səʊk
an act of immersing someone or something in liquid for a period of time
Short Definition:act of immersing in liquid
Examples:- I'm looking forward to a long soak in the bath
a heavy drinker
Short Definition:heavy drinker
Examples:- his daughter stayed up to put the old soak to bed
a hollow where rainwater collects; a waterhole.
Short Definition:hollow where rainwater collects
In Word Games
Scramble Word Scores
Words with Friends
✅ Available
Score: 8
SOWPODS
✅ Available
Score: 8
OTCWL
✅ Available
Score: 8
