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Antonyms for soak

Grammar : Verb
Spell : sohk
Phonetic Transcription : soÊŠk

Definition of soak

Origin :
  • Old English socian (intransitive) "to soak, to lie in liquid," from Proto-Germanic *sukon (cf. West Flemish soken), possibly from PIE *sug-, from root *seue- (2) "to take liquid" (see sup (v.2)). Transitive sense "drench, permeate thoroughly" is from mid-14c.; that of "cause to lie in liquid" is from early 15c. Meaning "take up by absorption" is from 1550s. Slang meaning "to overcharge" first recorded 1895. Related: Soaked; soaking. As a noun, mid-15c., from the verb.
  • verb drench, wet
Example sentences :
  • It's Bill that bled me, and bled me until I've had to soak a mortgage on the ranch.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Soak the beans overnight and then parboil them in soda water.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Such inelastic lessons, given time to soak in, were sobering.
  • Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
  • A smoked tongue should soak in cold water at least all night.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Then soak it in cold water for a quarter of an hour, or more.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • The rennet must soak all night in the water before it can be fit for use.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Win who will, English blood must soak the soil of England this night.'
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Soak the beef in the water for about half an hour, moving it occasionally with a fork.
  • Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
  • If very salt or much dried, soak for twelve hours before cooking.
  • Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
  • While the apples are cooking, soak the gelatine in the cream.
  • Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison

Synonyms for soak

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