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SOAKING

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Washing something by allowing it to soak

Synonyms:

soak; soaking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("soaking" is a kind of...):

lavation; wash; washing (the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water))

Derivation:

soak (submerge in a liquid)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of making something completely wet

Example:

he gave it a good drenching

Synonyms:

drenching; soaking; souse; sousing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("soaking" is a kind of...):

wetting (the act of making something wet)

Derivation:

soak (cover with liquid; pour liquid onto)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)

Example:

a good soak put life back in the wagon

Synonyms:

soak; soakage; soaking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("soaking" is a kind of...):

action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))

Derivation:

soak (submerge in a liquid)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb soak

 III. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Extremely wet

Example:

soaking wet

Synonyms:

dripping; soaking; sopping

Classified under:

Adverbs

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