- soak into
- phr verbSoak into is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑blood
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soak into
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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 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 — v. (d; intr.) to soak into (the water soaked into the soil) * * * [səʊk] (d; intr.) to soak into (the water soaked into the soil) … Combinatory dictionary
soak — vb Soak, saturate, drench, steep, impregnate, sop, waterlog can mean to permeate or be permeated with or as if with water. Soak suggests immersion in a liquid so that the substance absorbs the moisture and usually becomes thoroughly wetted,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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 — Soak, v. i. 1. To lie steeping in water or other liquid; to become sturated; as, let the cloth lie and soak. [1913 Webster] 2. To enter (into something) by pores or interstices; as, water soaks into the earth or other porous matter. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
soak — index imbue, immerse (plunge into), overload, permeate, pervade Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
soak — [v] drench, wet absorb, assimilate, bathe, damp, dip, drink, drown, dunk, flood, imbrue, immerge, immerse, impregnate, infiltrate, infuse, macerate, marinate, merge, moisten, penetrate, percolate, permeate, pour into, pour on, saturate, seethe,… … New thesaurus
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 — 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
