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SOAKER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
Synonyms:
alcoholic; alky; boozer; dipsomaniac; lush; soaker; souse
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("soaker" is a kind of...):
drunk; drunkard; inebriate; rummy; sot; wino (a chronic drinker)
Derivation:
soak (become drunk or drink excessively)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A heavy rain
Synonyms:
cloudburst; deluge; downpour; pelter; soaker; torrent; waterspout
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("soaker" is a kind of...):
rain; rainfall (water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere)
Derivation:
soak (cover with liquid; pour liquid onto)
