ENGLISH: soak - CREOLE: tranpe



Overview of noun soak



The noun soak has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)



1. soak, soakage, soaking -- (the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); "a good soak put life back in the wagon")

2. soak, soaking -- (washing something by allowing it to soak)



Overview of verb soak



The verb soak has 9 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)



1. (4) soak -- (submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour")

2. (1) overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook -- (rip off; ask an unreasonable price)

3. (1) drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse -- (cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face")

4. pawn, soak, hock -- (leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch")

5. soak -- (beat severely)

6. intoxicate, soak, inebriate -- (make drunk (with alcoholic drinks))

7. souse, soak, inebriate, hit it up -- (become drunk or drink excessively)

8. soak, imbue -- (fill, soak, or imbue totally; "soak the bandage with disinfectant")

9. soak -- (heat a metal prior to working it)

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