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soaking   (TTS Sound)

The noun soaking has 3 senses

• soak, soakage, soaking -- (the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); "a good soak put life back in the wagon")


• drenching, soaking, souse, sousing -- (the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching")


• soak, soaking -- (washing something by allowing it to soak)

The verb soak has 9 senses

• soak -- (submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour")


• overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook -- (rip off; ask an unreasonable price)


• drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse -- (cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face")


• pawn, soak, hock -- (leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch")


• soak -- (beat severely)


• intoxicate, soak, inebriate -- (make drunk (with alcoholic drinks))


• souse, soak, inebriate, hit it up -- (become drunk or drink excessively)


• soak, imbue -- (fill, soak, or imbue totally; "soak the bandage with disinfectant")


• soak -- (heat a metal prior to working it)

The adv soaking has 1 sense

• soaking, sopping, dripping -- (extremely wet; "dripping wet"; "soaking wet")