soak
/soʊk/ v [I/T] (MAKE WET)Definition
› to make something very wet, or of a liquid to be absorbed: [T] The hikers got soaked in the downpour. [I] Water soaked through my shoes. › To soak something means to leave it in liquid for a period of time, esp. to clean or soften it: [T] Let’s just soak the dishes. soaking /ˈsoʊ·kɪŋ/ adj (also soaking wet /ˌsoʊ·kɪŋˈwet/) › It’s so humid that my shirt is soaking wet before I leave the house.
(Definition of soak v (MAKE WET) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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