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plural of soak
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(Entry 1 of 2)
a person who makes a habit of getting drunk
- felt sorry for the town soak, who couldn't hold a job
Synonyms for soaks
- alcoholics,
- alkies
- [slang],
- boozehounds,
- boozers,
- dipsomaniacs,
- drinkers,
- drunkards,
- drunks,
- inebriates,
- juiceheads
- [slang],
- juicers
- [slang],
- lushes,
- rummies,
- soakers,
- sots,
- souses,
- tipplers,
- topers,
- tosspots
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soaks
verbpresent tense third-person singular of soak
Synonyms & Antonyms of soaks (Entry 2 of 2)
1
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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2
to charge (someone) too much for goods or services
- a merchant who soaks the tourists every summer
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4
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
- depressed about his love life, he repaired to a bar to soak
Synonyms for soaks
- bibs,
- boozes,
- drinks,
- guzzles,
- liquors (up),
- lushes (up)
- [slang],
- tipples
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