Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - soak
Soak
soak
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
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English soken, from Old English socian; akin to Old English sūcan to suck Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to lie immersed in liquid (as water) ; become saturated by or as if by immersion, 2. to enter or pass through something by or as if by pores or interstices ; permeate, to penetrate or affect the mind or feelings, to drink alcoholic beverages intemperately, transitive verb to permeate so as to wet, soften, or fill thoroughly, to place in a surrounding element (as liquid) to wet or permeate thoroughly, to extract by or as if by steeping , 4. to draw or take in by or as if by suction or absorption , to intoxicate (oneself) by drinking alcoholic beverages, to cause to pay an exorbitant amount, ~er noun Synonyms: see: ~ II. noun Date: 15th century 1. the act or process of ~ing ; the state of being ~ed, that (as liquid) in which something is ~ed, drunkard, pawn II,2 ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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