Soak
- 1.
- (SLANG) He's a soak មនុស្សប្រមឹក
noun
- 1.
- (an soaking the act of scalding heavy rain) put it in a soak ទឹកសម្រាប់ត្រាំ
verb — past tense: soaked ; past participle: soaked ; present participle: soaking ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) ~ (something) (in something) (to place or lie in a liquid so as to become thoroughly wet to penetrate gradually, to drench, to submerge in a liquid, to take in absorb (with up), to stay immersed in liquid, to let lie in water) ជ្រលក់ទឹក, ផ្សើម, ត្រាំទឹក, បឺត, ជ្រាប, លេប, ស្រោច
Example: Water soaked through the thin soles of Sopheak's shoes, A blotter soaks up ink.soak beans ត្រាំទឹក, (wood) soaks up (water) ស្រូប, (rain) soaks (the earth) ធ្វើអោយជោគ - 2.
- (INTRANSITIVE) (1. To be immersed until thoroughly saturated. 2. To penetrate or permeate; seep: The speaker paused to let her words soak in. 3. Slang. To drink to excess) (water) soaks in ជ្រាបចូល, សើម, (beans) are soaking ត្រាំទឹក
- 3.
- (វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) ត្រាំទឹក
ENGLISH MEANING
verb — past tense: soaked ; past participle: soaked ; present participle: soaking ;
- 1.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To lie steeping in water or other liquid; to become sturated; as, let the cloth lie and soak.
- 2.
- (TRANSITIVE) To cause or suffer to lie in a fluid till the substance has imbibed what it can contain; to macerate in water or other liquid; to steep, as for the purpose of softening or freshening; as, to soak cloth; to soak bread; to soak salt meat, salt fish, or the like.
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- (TRANSITIVE) To draw in by the pores, or through small passages; as, a sponge soaks up water; the skin soaks in moisture.
- 4.
- (TRANSITIVE) To make (its way) by entering pores or interstices; -- often with through.
- 5.
- (INTRANSITIVE) To enter (into something) by pores or interstices; as, water soaks into the earth or other porous matter.
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- (INTRANSITIVE) To drink intemperately or gluttonously.
- 1.
- To drench, to wet thoroughly
- 2.
- To absorb, to drain