Soak - English meaning

verb

Wash by immersing one's body in water.

Usage examples:

She was advised to bathe or shower daily

noun

An act or spell of swimming or spending time in the water.

Usage examples:

A bathe in the cold north sea

verb

Put or let something down quickly or briefly in or into (liquid).

Usage examples:

He dipped a brush in the paint

noun

A brief swim.

Usage examples:

They cooled off by taking a dip in the pool

abbreviation

Document image processing, a system for the digital storage and retrieval of documents as scanned images.

verb

Pour a liquid over; drench.

Usage examples:

He doused the car with petrol and set it on fire

verb

Wet thoroughly

verb

To throw water or another liquid on someone or something

Usage examples:

To get rid of weeds, i douse them with plain white vinegar., fig. the room was doused in light., ef…

verb

Dip (bread or other food) into a drink or soup before eating it.

Usage examples:

I dunked a biscuit into the cup of scalding tea

noun

A shot downwards into the basket with the hands above the rim.

Usage examples:

I was making everything: jump shots, lay-ups, dunks.

verb

A basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket

verb

Dip or submerge in a liquid.

Usage examples:

Immerse the paper in water for twenty minutes

verb

To involve someone completely in an activity

Usage examples:

She immersed herself wholly in her work., immerse the egg in boiling water., the course offers tota…

verb

Soak (meat, fish, or other food) in a marinade.

Usage examples:

The beef was marinated in red wine vinegar

noun

Soak food in a seasoned or flavorful liquid before cooking

verb

To put fish, meat, or vegetables in a mixture of oil, vinegar or wine and spices before cooking, in order to flavor it or make it softer

noun

A relish consisting of vegetables or fruit preserved in vinegar or brine.

Usage examples:

Cheese and pickle

verb

Preserve (food or other perishable items) in vinegar or brine.

Usage examples:

Fish pickled in brine

noun

A cucumber (= a green, tube-shaped vegetable) that has been preserved in a liquid containing salt and other spices or vinegar

Usage examples:

A sweet/dill pickle, pickled tomatoes/herring

verb

Soak (flax or hemp) in water to soften it.

Usage examples:

The flax has been retted and used as linen to produce the fabric

abbreviation

Retired.

abbreviation

Retired (used after the name of a retired armed forces officer or in recording that a sports player retired from a game).

Usage examples:

Capt. edwin richards, rn (retd)

verb

Wash (something) with clean water to remove soap, detergent, dirt, or impurities.

Usage examples:

Always rinse your hair thoroughly

noun

An act of rinsing something.

Usage examples:

I gave my hands a quick rinse

verb

To use water to clean soap or dirt from something

Usage examples:

Rinse the silverware before drying it., [ m ] don’t forget to rinse the dishes off., [ m ] did you …

verb

Go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged.

Usage examples:

He saw the coffin sink below the surface of the waves

noun

A fixed basin with a water supply and outflow pipe.

Usage examples:

I stood at the kitchen sink

noun

Fall or descend to a lower place or level

verb

Soak in or drench with liquid.

Usage examples:

The chips were well soused with vinegar

noun

Liquid used for pickling.

Usage examples:

He liked to make salt-fish souse

adjective

(of a slope, flight of stairs, or angle) rising or falling sharply; almost perpendicular.

Usage examples:

She pushed the bike up the steep hill

noun

A steep mountain slope.

Usage examples:

Hair-raising steeps

verb

Soak (food or tea) in water or other liquid so as to extract its flavour or to soften it.

Usage examples:

The chillies are steeped in olive oil

verb

Cause (something) to be under water.

Usage examples:

Houses had been flooded and cars submerged

verb

Put under water

verb

To go below the surface of an area of water

Usage examples:

[ t ] take a normal breath and completely submerge yourself., [ i ] seals exhale so they can submer…

verb

Submerge.

Usage examples:

Pellets were then submersed in agar

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of a plant growing entirely underwater.

Usage examples:

In its natural habitat it grows mainly in submersed form

adjective

Covered or saturated with water or another liquid.

Usage examples:

She followed, slipping on the wet rock

verb

Cover or touch with liquid; moisten.

Usage examples:

He wetted a finger and flicked through the pages

noun

Liquid that makes something damp.

Usage examples:

I could feel the wet of his tears