I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be drenched/soaked with sweat (= be covered in a lot of sweat )
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His shirt was drenched with sweat.
soaking/sopping/wringing wet (= very wet )
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His suit was soaking wet.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
in
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Why it should have taken more than a year for this to soak in is unclear.
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The men who went out to the barn came in soaked to the skin.
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Pour in plenty of water to flood it and then replace the soil when the water has soaked in.
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We just sat there letting it all soak in .
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Zyglo® Penetrant is sprayed on the surface until completely wet, and allowed to soak in for at least 10 minutes.
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This was an evening to simply soak in and the experience.
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Wherever possible, keep the water that the mushrooms are soaked in for use in the recipe.
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It soaks in completely leaving a dry feel to the surface.
through
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One side of his immaculate jacket was soaked through and spiked with broken glass.
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The sweater and heavy shirt he wore were already soaked through with sweat.
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I was soaked through by the time I got back to the compound.
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My shirt is soaked through , my head is spinning.
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Her headscarf was already soaked through .
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Ross, the steward, appeared, commiserated that they were all soaked through and took them into the lounge.
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She wore no coat and was soaked through .
up
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A stable soil soaks up water, and allows acid to break up bedrock and create more soil.
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The next thing I realized was just how much fat an eggplant can soak up .
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He learned quickly, soaking up both knowledge and art as a cloth soaks up clear water.
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Let stand for 5 minutes to soak up liquid.
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The more we soak up their way of looking at things, their method of understanding, the more we shall get.
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The blanched pith soaked up the sugar syrup during the candying process and turned out to be spectacular.
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But many will probably come just to gawp at the locals and soak up the legend.
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Those conglomerates are soaking up all the business the country.
■ NOUN
atmosphere
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So we ordered another Guinness and soaked up the atmosphere some more.
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He was here to soak in the atmosphere of the place.
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When the sound of high-flying aircraft began to soak into the atmosphere people stopped talking but looked more interested than afraid.
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I was just soaking up the atmosphere .
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In spite of his expressed desire to soak up atmosphere , he did not feel at home there.
blood
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The royal tabard was soaked in blood .
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It was the wickedness that soaks into your blood and slowly heats up and begins to boil.
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The man, who was soaked in blood , was stretchered to a waiting ambulance and taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital.
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Did I need a towel to soak up blood ?
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He held a cloth to the wound that soaked his shirt with blood .
rain
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The rain poured down, soaking their hair, seeping into their collars, dripping off their chins as they kissed.
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The rain had soaked into his cloak as he slept, and it hung in heavy damp folds on his shoulders.
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Forecasters say, however, that all indications are that heavy rains will soak the region this winter.
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Above this floor, rain soaks down to recharge an aquifer.
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Drizzling rain soaked Hodgesaargh as he trudged back to the castle.
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The spring rain soaked him but it was warm and he licked it as it trickled down his lip.
skin
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I was soaked to the skin , my hands so cold I could hardly keep hold of the tiller.
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They were soaked to the skin .
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He got up, soaked to the skin but warm and happy.
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When he was finally delivered to the rectory nearly soaked to the skin , Puny was getting ready to leave.
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Her dress was torn, she was soaked to the skin and ... and she felt afraid.
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The men who went out to the barn came in soaked to the skin .
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By the time he had reached the shelter of the station he was soaked to the skin .
sun
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Others will take it easier, relax in the garden and soak up the sun .
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Elena Fonti lay on the beach soaking up the sun .
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But everyone enjoyed the opportunity to relax, socialise and soak up the sun .
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As well as soaking up the sun , Emma says she's particularly looking forward to scuba diving and swimming in Stingray City.
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And former Boddington's beauty Mel Sykes looks about as satisfying as you can get as she soaks up the Majorca sun .
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Where fishermen once set out to sea, now travellers stop to soak up the sun which bakes the sandy shores.
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The perfect setting for relaxing and soaking up the sun .
sweat
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The morning after the trial he woke up soaked with sweat .
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Their clothes were soaked with sweat , their lives sustained by the thought of California.
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Schramm felt limp from the heat, and Hoffmann's shirt was soaked in sweat to a deep chestnut brown.
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Their heavy woolen pants and jackets, hideously ill-fitted, were soaked with sweat .
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He was soaked in sweat and shivering.
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The sweater and heavy shirt he wore were already soaked through with sweat .
water
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Pour in plenty of water to flood it and then replace the soil when the water has soaked in.
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She was running water to soak the pudding pan.
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Other methods include permeable car parks, where water can soak through the surface and be collected.
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The motionless sails stiffened and grew dark with the water soaking into the cloth.
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Soon the floor of the trench was covered in water - soaking into everything.
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I snagged the plastic bag, water got in, soaked my socks and the outside froze.
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Place the mushrooms in a bowl and cover with the boiling water then leave to soak for at least 20min. 2.
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Cover with plenty of cold water and leave to soak overnight in a cool place.
■ VERB
get
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Tam resigned himself to getting soaked today, but retrieved the sack all the same.
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It was nothing more than getting soaking wet.
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Unfortunately the fireworks must have seeded the thick clouds overhead because it absolutely poured with rain, and we got soaked .
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No one wanted to get soaked this early.
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He got up, soaked to the skin but warm and happy.
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She shouts that if I get soaked I needn't expect sympathy, and I call for her to join me.
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But he got soaked every day from the rain because he could not afford to buy an umbrella.
leave
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Place the mushrooms in a bowl and cover with the boiling water then leave to soak for at least 20min. 2.
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Cover with plenty of cold water and leave to soak overnight in a cool place.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be soaked in/with sth
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Vardell's shirt was soaked in sweat.
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Here at the Qutb apartment, dates are soaked in milk.
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His head is soaked with rain.
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I was soaked in perspiration and the muscles running the length of my spine were in spasm.
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If the flavour of this solution is too strong, they may be soaked in milk before use.
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The royal tabard was soaked in blood.
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Their clothes were soaked with sweat, their lives sustained by the thought of California.
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Their heavy woolen pants and jackets, hideously ill-fitted, were soaked with sweat.
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When barley is harvested it is taken to a maltings where the grains are soaked in water to encourage germination.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Soak a piece of cotton in water and use it to clean the wound.
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Soak the beans overnight before cooking.
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a tax designed to soak the rich
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If you don't take your umbrella, you're going to get soaked.
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Let the pan soak a while before you scrub it.
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The rain had come in through the bottom of our tent and completely soaked our clothes.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Her dress soaked up the water from his body.
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In a cabin soaked in pure oxygen at greater than atmospheric pressure for five hours, almost anything bums.
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One side of his immaculate jacket was soaked through and spiked with broken glass.
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Other ethnic groups also seem to have trooped to Azusa Street to soak up the new shower of blessing.
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Others will take it easier, relax in the garden and soak up the sun.
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Tough stains should be soaked before washing.
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We lay on the glossy sand as the waves rustled up, soaked us and retreated.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
long
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She puts them in the washing machine, on long soak , and removes every trace.
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This is noticeable after a long soak in the bath; the pads of your fingertips will take on a wrinkled appearance.
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A long , hot soak in the bath-tub with lashings of her favourite bath oil had helped, too.
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Even so, I was looking forward to nothing so much as a long hot soak in the bath.
old
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The father's nice enough, but a bit of an old soak and the grandmother was a dragon.
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Not the opinionated old soak he's become.
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She doesn ` t want to end up an old soak .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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She puts them in the washing machine, on long soak , and removes every trace.