Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - soak
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Soak
soak
(soaks, soaking, soaked) 1. If you soak something or leave it to soak, you put it into a liquid and leave it there. Soak the beans for 2 hours... He turned off the water and left the dishes to soak. VERB: V n, V 2. If a liquid soaks something or if you soak something with a liquid, the liquid makes the thing very wet. The water had soaked his jacket and shirt... Soak the soil around each bush with at least 4 gallons of water. VERB: V n, V n with n 3. If a liquid soaks through something, it passes through it. There was so much blood it had soaked through my boxer shorts... VERB: V prep/adv 4. If someone soaks, they spend a long time in a hot bath, because they enjoy it. What I need is to soak in a hot tub. VERB: V • Soak is also a noun. I was having a long soak in the bath. N-COUNT 5. see also soaked, soaking
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English soken, from Old English socian; akin to Old English sucan to suck Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. to lie immersed in liquid (as water) ; become saturated by or as if by immersion 2. a. to enter or pass through something by or as if by pores or interstices ; permeate b. to penetrate or affect the mind or feelings — usually used with in or into 3. to drink alcoholic beverages intemperately transitive verb 1. to permeate so as to wet, soften, or fill thoroughly 2. to place in a surrounding element (as liquid) to wet or permeate thoroughly 3. to extract by or as if by steeping ~ the dirt out 4. a. to draw or take in by or as if by suction or absorption ~ed up the sunshine b. to intoxicate (oneself) by drinking alcoholic beverages 5. to cause to pay an exorbitant amount • ~er noun Synonyms: ~, saturate, drench, steep, impregnate mean to permeate or be permeated with a liquid. ~ implies usually prolonged immersion as for softening or cleansing ~ the garment in soapy water. saturate implies a resulting effect of complete absorption until no more liquid can be held a saturated sponge. drench implies a thorough wetting by something that pours down or is poured clothes drenched by a cloudburst. steep suggests either the extraction of an essence (as of tea leaves) by the liquid or the imparting of a quality (as a color) to the thing immersed steep the tea for five minutes. impregnate implies a thorough interpenetration of one thing by another a cake strongly impregnated with brandy. II. noun Date: 15th century 1. a. the act or process of ~ing ; the state of being ~ed b. that (as liquid) in which something is ~ed 2. drunkard 3. slang pawn II,2 ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become thoroughly wet through saturation with or in liquid. 2 tr. (of rain etc.) drench. 3 tr. (foll. by in, up) a absorb (liquid). b acquire (knowledge etc.) copiously. 4 refl. (often foll. by in) steep (oneself) in a subject of study etc. 5 intr. (foll. by in, into, through) (of liquid) make its way or penetrate by saturation. 6 tr. colloq. extract money from by an extortionate charge, taxation, etc. (soak the rich). 7 intr. colloq. drink persistently, booze. 8 tr. (as soaked adj.) very drunk. --n. 1 the act of soaking or the state of being soaked. 2 a drinking-bout. 3 colloq. a hard drinker. Derivatives soakage n. soaker n. soaking n. & adj. Etymology: OE socian rel. to soc sucking at the breast, sucan SUCK ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) вымачивание; отмачивание вымачивать(ся); отмачивать 2) пропитывание, пропитка пропитывать(ся) 3) выдержка выдерживать (в нагревательной печи для термообработки) 4) подвергать томлению (слитки) 5) выдерживать крекируемый нефтепродукт в реакционной камере 6) сильно заряжать аккумулятор 7) перевозбуждать катушку - cold soak - hot soak - relay soak ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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1) вымачивание 2) вымачивать, отмачивать soak hides in brine — тузлуковать шкуру - soak hide - soak liquor ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. намокание; набухание to put in soak —- замачивать, отмачивать 2. жидкость для пропитывания или намачивания 3. чан для замачивания 4. просачивание воды сквозь почву 5. заболоченное место 6. разг. пьяница, алкоголик 7. разг. запой to come out of soak —- протрезветь 8. разг. заклад to put in soak —- заложить 9. мочить, замачивать; пропитывать, насыщать to soak bread in milk —- мочить хлеб в молоке to soak dirty clothes in water —- замачивать грязное белье to soak the dirt out —- отмочить загрязненное место (грязное пятно) 10. пропитываться; впитываться (также soak in) the dye must be allowed to soak in —- краске надо дать впитаться 11. напитывать, насыщать to soak oneself in smth. —- впитывать что-либо, погружаться во что-либо to soak oneself in the sunshine —- жариться на солнце to soak oneself in history (in art) —- погрузиться (с головой уйти) в изучение истории (искусства) 12. промачивать (о дожде) (также soak through) to be soaked to the skin —- промокнуть насквозь (до нитки) don't stand out there; you'll be soaked through —- не стой во дворе, ты промокнешь насквозь 13. просачиваться the rain has soaked through the roof —- дождь просочился сквозь крышу 14. впитываться (into) 15. (постепенно) усваиваться (into) the idea soaked into him —- мысль наконец дошла до него 16. пропекать (хлеб и т. п.) 17. разг. напиваться, набираться 18....Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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up а) впитывать, поглощать This thirsty plant soaks up all the water I give it every day. б) впитывать, усваивать She went from doctor to doctor, soaking up advice. в) промокать (промокашкой, тряпкой и т.п.) We had to use such a lot of cloths to soak up the pool on the floor. SOAK 1. noun 1) замачивание, мочка; to give a soak - вымочить 2) впитывание, всасывание 3) coll. проливной дождь 4) coll. запой 5) coll. пьяница 6) sl. заклад; to put in soak - отдавать в заклад 2. v. 1) впитывать(ся), всасывать(ся) (тж. soak in, soak up) 2) пропитывать(ся); погружаться в жидкость; промачивать насквозь (о дожде); to soak oneself in a subject - погрузиться в работу 3) просачиваться 4) coll. пьянствовать 5) sl. выкачивать деньги (с помощью высоких цен, налогов и т.п.) 6) sl. отдавать в заклад 7) amer.; sl. отколотить, вздуть - soak in - soak into - soak off - soak out - soak through - soak up SOAK in а) esp. amer. (постепенно) усваиваться (о мысли и т.п.) The chairman waited until his suggestion had time to soak in before inviting the committees opinions. б) замачивать (белье и т.п.) If the clothes are very dirty, soak them in soapy water overnight. в) погрузиться, с головой уйти (во что-л.) Only by soaking yourself in the details can you gain a thorough understanding of the subject. SOAK into а) впитываться It will not take long for the melted snow to soak into the soil. б) (постепенно) усваиваться You need a rest from studying to allow the facts to soak into your mind. SOAK through промачивать (о...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 v 1 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; I'll wash them later. | soak sth off/out (=remove it by soaking)) (Soak the label off the jar.) 2 I always + adv/prep, to make something completely wet, or to become completely wet + through/into etc (If the ink soaks through the paper, it'll stain the table underneath.) soak sth (The rain came suddenly and soaked all the washing.) 3 to spend a long time taking a bath 4 informal to make someone pay too much money in prices or taxes (Soak the rich seems to be the policy of all socialist governments) soak sth up phr v 1 if something soaks up a liquid, it takes the liquid into itself (He used a towel to soak up the blood.) 2 to learn something quickly and easily (That child just soaks up information.) 3 soak up the sun to sit outside for a long time enjoying the sun ~2 n 1 a long and enjoyable time spent in the bath (a good long soak after shopping all day) 2 an act of soaking something (give sth a soak) (Give the towels a good soak, they're very dirty.) 3 an old soak BrE humorous someone who is often drunk ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- O.E. socian (related to sucan "to suck"), from P.Gmc. *sukon, from PIE base *seue- "to take liquid." Slang meaning "to overcharge" first recorded 1895. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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