soak
verb (used without object)
to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
soaks
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pluralof soak.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof soak (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
soakverb (used without object)to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
Example Sentences
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Amazingly, the researchers found that hospital administration — not the doctors or the medical care, but the administration — soaks up 1.43% of U.S. gross domestic product.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
Battery storage soaks up excess electricity during sunny and windy days and releases the juice later when it is needed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Anything that adds ballast and soaks up the warm bits without overpowering them earns a spot here.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025
That weak carbonic acid ultimately soaks into the soil, full of carbon dioxide.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2025
It is a bit of a chemical oddity in that at ground level it is a pollutant, while way up in the stratosphere it is beneficial, since it soaks up dangerous ultraviolet radiation.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
