verb / noun
soak
SOHK/səʊk/
To saturate with absorbed liquid.
The cloth soaks in a basin until it is thoroughly wet.
Etymology
Old English socian described something lying in liquid. The modern transitive meaning shifts the focus to causing that condition: putting something in liquid or thoroughly saturating it.
In context
you got to put it in water I've heard about 150 is optimal and then uh you put it in there for just a little bit to soak the feathers
More examples
- The sudden rain soaked my shirt.
- Give the stained towels a long soak before washing them.
- The children soak up every detail of the story.
Forms
soak · soaks · soaked · soaking