soak

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1. soak - Noun

2. soak - Verb

Meaning

To cause or suffer to lie in a fluid till the substance has imbibed what it can contain; to macerate in water or other liquid; to steep, as for the purpose of softening or freshening; as, to soak cloth; to soak bread; to soak salt meat, salt fish, or the like.

To drench; to wet thoroughly.

To draw in by the pores, or through small passages; as, a sponge soaks up water; the skin soaks in moisture.

To make (its way) by entering pores or interstices; -- often with through.

Fig.: To absorb; to drain.

To lie steeping in water or other liquid; to become sturated; as, let the cloth lie and soak.

To enter (into something) by pores or interstices; as, water soaks into the earth or other porous matter.

To drink intemperately or gluttonously.

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To live without killing is a thought which could electrify the world, if men were only capable of staying awake long enough to let the idea soak in. Henry Miller

I always felt that acting was an escape, like having the secret key to every door and permission to go into any realm and soak it up. I enjoy that free pass. Edward Norton

Soak it (the keris) with Malaysian Chinese blood. Najib Razak

I think every day you try to soak up as much as you can to learn and understand things better. Elizabeth Olsen

I act as a sponge. I soak it up and squeeze it out in ink every two weeks. Janet Flanner

I'll paddle board, swim in the ocean, roll in the sand, soak up the sun, eat good food, be with friends and family and go fishing with my dad. Behati Prinsloo

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