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
Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 17 Jan. 2026
Long soaks and extreme heat damage wood by swelling and drying it unevenly, making spoons more likely to crack and split.
—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
Noun
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.
—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
Verb
Remove rust with steel wool, vinegar soaks, baking soda paste, or coarse salt scrubs.
—Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 17 Jan. 2026
Long soaks and extreme heat damage wood by swelling and drying it unevenly, making spoons more likely to crack and split.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soaks
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AlAnon is a support group for family and friends of alcoholics/addicts.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Because his subject was surrounded by colorful and often unpredictable characters—alcoholics, neurotics, and blowhards—Perkins’s self-effacing qualities make for a dramatic contrast and a wealth of wild stories.—
Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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This gives your poinsettia a long, deep drink that saturates the roots without drowning them.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Dec. 2025
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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.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Losing Sproat stings as a player the Mets drafted twice and developed into a big-league starter, but the right-hander out of the University of Florida is still unproven.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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January 20 – February 18 When pride stings, compassion clears the air.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Jan. 2026
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Sweat that can’t escape wets a jacket’s layer of insulation and accelerates heat loss.—
Longji Cui,
The Conversation,
26 Dec. 2025
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But the comedy is absolutely something that wets my beak, I'm drawn to it.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Research is mixed as to how many drinks an adult can safely consume.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
24 Jan. 2026
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What if only one person in your party drinks alcohol?—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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What should be a fast minimum viable product (MVP) becomes a bloated prototype that delays launch and drowns out real user feedback.—
Renae Gregoire,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Walking through the stadium, the sea of red Indiana jerseys drowns out the orange and green of Miami.—
Michael Butler,
Miami Herald,
20 Jan. 2026
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In 2017, he was recalled after backing the $5 billion yearly gas tax that still gouges at the pump.—
John Seiler,
Oc Register,
6 Aug. 2025
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Simply hold the brush in place, and sit back as the machine thoroughly washes and dries your bristles within thirty seconds.—
Taryn Brooke,
Glamour,
22 Jan. 2026
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Neither washes his hands in the kitchen.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Soaks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soaks. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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