Definition: 1. To put something in liquid for a time. 2. To make something completely wet. 3. Submerge in a liquid.
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Use 'soak' in a sentence:
1. Visitors can still see the stone boxes sealed with clay that was used to soak limpets, employed as fishing bait.
2. Oceanides Thetis, Achilles' mother, grasped his heel to soak him in the Styx River after he was born.
3. I was lying on my stomach soaking up the sun.
4. Maybe you are just there to soak it all in?
5. According to local sheriffs, he often slips into a house just to soak in a hot bath or steal mint-chip ice cream from the fridge.
6. Even as we humans count on forests to soak up a good share of the carbon dioxide we produce, we are threatening their ability to do so.
7. I hope you didn't get soaked standing out in the rain.
8. Soak the walnuts in brine for four or five days.
9. Let the clothes soak for a few hours in soapy water.
10. It appears that the shell has to crack open or break down somewhat to allow the seed to soak up water.
11. Keaton comes here once or twice a year to soak up the atmosphere.
12. Soak, be soft and happy.
13. You're soaked through!
14. Let it soak for a few hours in warm water.
15. I was having a long soak in the bath.
16. Soak your arm in warm water.
17. He turned off the water and left the dishes to soak.
18. The process of making wine is to crush the root of the tree, soak it in water, and use a cloth to twist the juice.
19. He was a sorry sight, soaked to the skin and shivering.
20. Soak your tension away.
21. What I need is to soak in a hot tub.
22. Without a tree to soak up moisture from the ground, the soil remains wetter than in the surrounding forest.
23. The lesson didn't soak in.
24. They were soaked to the skin.
25. In the mornings, I would sneak the soiled sheets to the washbasin and soak them.
26. Soak it in cold water.
27. Leave the apricots to soak for 20 minutes.
28. Soak the beans overnight.
29. The cells will promptly start to soak up moisture.
30. Many foreign students are attracted not only to the academic programs at a particular US college but also to the larger community, which affords the chance to soak up the surrounding culture.
31. Soak nails in lemon juice to nix stains, then use a nail buffer to make tips shiny.
32. The central bank says that it will soak up the cash, for instance, by selling instruments of its own, so monetary policy will not be loosened.
33. There's nothing better than a long soak in a hot bath.
34. I'm going to go and soak in the bath.
35. Your clothes are soaked!
36. External broadcasting soaks up more resources in Britain than elsewhere.
37. He woke up soaked with sweat.
38. I have to check my tent — it got soaked last night in the storm.
39. The label will peel off if you soak it in water.
40. Soak the soil around each bush with at least 4 gallons of water.
41. You'll get soaked if you go out in this rain.
42. I usually soak the beans overnight.
43. That coat is soaking ─ take it off.
44. Give the shirt a good soak before you wash it.
45. If you soak the tablecloth before you wash it, the stains should come out.
46. Blood had soaked through the bandage.
47. We arrived home soaking wet.
48. They were trying to soak up some sun.
49. Remove the skins by soaking the tomatoes in hot water.
50. There was so much blood it had soaked through my boxer shorts.
51. There'll be ample opportunity to relax, swim and soak up some sun.
52. Lentils do not require soaking before cooking.
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