Tra từ soak - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
- a good soak put life back in the wagon
• Syn:
soakage, soaking
• Derivationally related forms:
soak (for: soaking), soak (for: soakage)
• Hypernyms:
natural process, natural action, action, activity
2. washing something by allowing it to soak
• Syn:
soaking
• Derivationally related forms:
soak (for: soaking)
• Hypernyms:
wash, washing, lavation

II - verb

1. submerge in a liquid (Freq. 4)
- I soaked in the hot tub for an hour
• Derivationally related forms:
soakage, soaking
• Hypernyms:
immerse, plunge
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s PP
2. rip off;
ask an unreasonable price (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
overcharge, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume,
pluck, rob, hook
• Ant:
undercharge (for: overcharge)
• Derivationally related forms:
overcharge (for: overcharge)
• Hypernyms:
cheat, rip off, chisel
• Hyponyms:
extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring
• Entailment:
charge, bill
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
3. cover with liquid;
pour liquid onto (Freq. 1)
- souse water on his hot face
• Syn:
drench, douse, dowse, sop, souse
• Derivationally related forms:
souse (for: souse), sousing (for: souse), soaker, soaking
• Hypernyms:
wet
• Hyponyms:
brine, bedraggle, draggle, bate, ret,
sluice, flush
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- They soak the cloth with water and alcohol
4. leave as a guarantee in return for money
- pawn your grandfather's gold watch
• Syn:
pawn, hock
• Derivationally related forms:
hock (for: hock), pawn (for: pawn)
• Topics:
commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
• Hypernyms:
consign, charge
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. beat severely
• Hypernyms:
beat, beat up, work over
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- They want to soak the prisoners
6. make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
• Syn:
intoxicate, inebriate
• Derivationally related forms:
inebriation (for: inebriate), inebriant (for: inebriate), inebriate (for: inebriate), intoxication (for: intoxicate), intoxicant (for: intoxicate)
• Hypernyms:
affect
• Hyponyms:
befuddle, fuddle
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
7. become drunk or drink excessively
• Syn:
souse, inebriate, hit it up
• Derivationally related forms:
inebriation (for: inebriate), inebriate (for: inebriate), soaker, souse (for: souse)
• Hypernyms:
drink, booze, fuddle
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
8. fill, soak, or imbue totally
- soak the bandage with disinfectant
• Syn:
imbue
• Hypernyms:
impregnate, saturate
• Hyponyms:
steep, infuse, brew
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
- Water and alcohol soak the cloth
9. heat a metal prior to working it
• Hypernyms:
heat, heat up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something