noun
Meaning 1
The act of soaking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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soakage
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noun
Meaning 2
The amount of liquid soaked in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
A source of water in Australian deserts, where water has seeped into the sand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
food or nonalcoholic beverages consumed before or during a bout of drinking to slow down the onset of drunkenness
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, countable, informal, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a good soak put life back in the wagon
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: soak, soaking
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: natural process, natural action, action, activity
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English soak Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English soakage From soak + -age.