soak
noun/səʊk/
/səʊk/
(also soaking)
[singular]- an act of leaving something in a liquid for a period of time; an act of making somebody/something wet
- Give the shirt a good soak before you wash it.
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- (informal) a period of time spent in a bath
- Relax with a nice long soak in a hot bath.
Word OriginOld English socian ‘become saturated with a liquid by immersion’; related to sūcan ‘to suck’.
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