as in alcoholics
a person who makes a habit of getting drunk
felt sorry for the town soak, who couldn't hold a job
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as in saturates
to wet thoroughly with liquid
we ran for home as soon as the rain started, but our clothes still ended up soaked
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as in stings
to charge (someone) too much for goods or services
a merchant who soaks the tourists every summer
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as in wets
to make wet
that downpour soaked my hair, and now I look like a sight
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as in drinks
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
depressed about his love life, he repaired to a bar to soak
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Recent Examples of soaks
Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
There’s also a deep roll-top bath backed by emerald tiles for post-amble soaks overlooking the garden and Maiden Bradley rooftops.
—Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Bathhouses were built for healing soaks, and drinking pavilions were abundant.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
The pool is saltwater with a Baja shelf and swim jets, paired with a hot tub for warmer soaks.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 29 Dec. 2025
In this model, dark matter isn't a particle at all but rather a quantum field that soaks all of space and time.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 26 Dec. 2025
When to Go Throughout the year, Ouray's natural beauty attracts hikers to the trails for warm-weather activities followed by hot spring soaks back in town, but the ski season doesn't start until December.
—Alex Schechter, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
Prolonged acetone removal soaks and filing can cause damage nails over time.
—Georgia Day, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2025
That natural setting soaks into the music.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
The fields, the pints and the football largely look the same in both Iowa and Wisconsin, and the beer soaks the palate of life along the Driftless beer highway.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Oxygen bleach soaks—Oxygen bleach (not to be confused with chlorine bleach) is a gentle yet powerful whitening agent.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
The rain that falls on them soaks into the surface and flows down the incline to dribble out along the lower edge, where it is captured and carefully measured for its chemical and biological content.
—Chris Impey, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
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Macuga designed a bathroom with ample space for two people to share comfortably, complete with a steam shower with two heads and a floating bench and a generous stand-alone tub for lingering soaks.
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Long soaks and extreme heat damage wood by swelling and drying it unevenly, making spoons more likely to crack and split.
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AlAnon is a support group for family and friends of alcoholics/addicts.—
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Most notable was that the functional and young adult subtypes represented roughly between 19% to 31% of all alcoholics, while the chronic severe subtype represented only 9%—yet the latter has become the stereotype.—
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The result is a geomagnetic storm that amplifies the ionospheric and radio disruptions caused by flares and saturates the radiation belts surrounding Earth to such an extent that new belts can suddenly form.—
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The deal marks the latest major investment by AT&T to accelerate its fiber and 5G network build-out as the wireless market saturates and internet usage surges.—
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Even though the defeat stings, all the Hurricanes’ goals are still there for the taking.—
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But for Hovland, the lingering frustration of missing Sunday singles and watching Harris English sit out for no fault of his own still stings.—
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Sweat that can’t escape wets a jacket’s layer of insulation and accelerates heat loss.—
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But the comedy is absolutely something that wets my beak, I'm drawn to it.—
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Big names like Jim Beam shut down production for all of 2026 at one of its distilleries, for one, and drinks giant Diageo has put a pause on two of its American operations.—
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Witkiewitz said anyone who drinks heavily should talk with a physician before stopping altogether, as alcohol withdrawal can be serious.—
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Baseus Noise-cancelling Headphones These noise-cancelling headphones are a must-have for frequent travelers, delivering adaptive noise reduction that drowns out jet engine roar, crying babies, and chatty seatmates for peaceful flights or train rides.—
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About once a year, someone drowns.—
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In 2017, he was recalled after backing the $5 billion yearly gas tax that still gouges at the pump.—
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Another agreed, comparing them to their Spanx AirEssentials set, but saying this one washes better.—
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To start with a wedding, then wait ’til later to figure out the details of who washes the dishes and whether the toilet seat stays down, sounds backwards but is certainly better than hostage-taking and war without an achievable end.—
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“Soaks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soaks. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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