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(intransitive) To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it. / (transitive) To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation.

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soak

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Source Word

soak

IPA(Pronunciation)

/səʊk/

Verb

intransitive transitive figuratively dated slang

Japanese Meaning

液体に十分に染み渡る、または浸される状態になること / （他動詞として）液体に浸して、内部まで液体を行き渡らせること

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After spending the afternoon on the damp dock, my jeans began to soak.

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湿った桟橋で午後を過ごした後、ジーンズが水でびしょ濡れになり始めた。

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Sense（1）

(intransitive) To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.

I'm going to soak in the bath for a couple of hours.

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Sense（2）

(transitive) To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation.

Soak the beans overnight before cooking.

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Sense（3）

(intransitive) To penetrate or permeate by saturation.

The water soaked into my shoes and gave me wet feet.

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Sense（4）

(transitive) To allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually + up)

A sponge soaks up water; the skin soaks in moisture.

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Sense（5）

(figuratively, transitive) To take money from.

It's a blackmail ring, and the district attorneys get a share of the loot. […] Well, they got him in the same kind of jam, and soaked him to the tune of three hundred and eighty-six thousand.

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