Meaning of Soak | Babel Free
səʊkDefinitions
- An immersion in water etc.
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A drunkard. British, slang
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A carouse; a drinking session. slang
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A low-lying depression that fills with water after rain. Australia
Equivalents
Български
кисна
Esperanto
trempi
Italiano
assorbire
imbevere
imbeversi
immersione
inzuppare
inzupparsi
mettere a bagno
mettere a mollo
Latina
imbuō
Português
deixar de molho
demolhar
encharcar
encharcar-se
ensopar
ensopar-se
molhar
molhar-se
pôr de molho
Română
muia
Русский
впитать
впитывать
выма́чивать
вы́мочить
намокать
намокнуть
отмока́ть
промокать
промокнуть
просачиваться
просочиться
Svenska
blötlägga
Tiếng Việt
ngầm
Examples
“After the strenuous climb, I had a nice long soak in a bath.”
“wildlife tourism has turned Knepp into a successful business that employs more people than it did when it was a farm. Springtime overnighters snuggling down in a luxury treehouse after a soak in the open-air, wood-fired Swedish Hikki bathtub may hear nightingales serenading their consorts”
“I set off early to walk along the Melbourne Road where, one of the punters had told me, there was a soak with plenty of frogs in it.”
“Molly and Daisy finished their breakfast and decided to take all their dirty clothes and wash them in the soak further down the river.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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