soak

noun [C] (MAKE WET)

/səʊk/

/soʊk/

Definition

› a period of time during which something is in liquid: Most dried beans need a soak before they're cooked. Showers are all right but there's nothing like a good long soak in the bath.Enclosing, surrounding and immersing

(Definition of soak noun (MAKE WET) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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