- soak|a|way
- soak|a|way «SOHK uh AY», noun.British. a place through which water soaks or drains away, as a cesspool.
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Soak — Soak, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Soaked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Soaking}.] [OE. soken, AS. socian to sioak, steep, fr. s?can, s?gan, to suck. See {Suck}.] 1. To cause or suffer to lie in a fluid till the substance has imbibed what it can contain; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Soak dike — The term Soak dike is used in The Fens of eastern England to mean a ditch or drain running parallel with an embankment, for the purpose of taking any water that soaks through from the river or drain beyond the bank. In Lincolnshire, sock dyke was … Wikipedia
soak up — verb 1. take in, also metaphorically The sponge absorbs water well She drew strength from the minister s words • Syn: ↑absorb, ↑suck, ↑imbibe, ↑sop up, ↑suck up, ↑draw, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
soak up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If a soft or dry material soaks up a liquid, the liquid goes into the substance. [V P n (not pron)] The cells will promptly start to soak up moisture. [Also V n P] 2) PHRASAL VERB If you soak up the sun, you sit or lie in the sun … English dictionary
soak — v. & n. v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become thoroughly wet through saturation with or in liquid. 2 tr. (of rain etc.) drench. 3 tr. (foll. by in, up) a absorb (liquid). b acquire (knowledge etc.) copiously. 4 refl. (often foll. by in) steep (oneself) … Useful english dictionary
soak up — {v.} 1. To take up water or other liquid as a sponge does. * /The rag soaked up the water that I spilled./ 2. To use a sponge or something like a sponge to take up liquid. * /John soaked up the water with the rag./ 3. {informal} To take up into… … Dictionary of American idioms
soak up — {v.} 1. To take up water or other liquid as a sponge does. * /The rag soaked up the water that I spilled./ 2. To use a sponge or something like a sponge to take up liquid. * /John soaked up the water with the rag./ 3. {informal} To take up into… … Dictionary of American idioms
soak\ up — v 1. To take up water or other liquid as a sponge does. The rag soaked up the water that I spilled. 2. To use a sponge or something like a sponge to take up liquid. John soaked up the water with the rag. 3. informal To take up into yourself in… … Словарь американских идиом
when the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash; when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect a soak — A traditional way of predicting whether the summer will be wet or dry on the basis of whether the oak or the ash is first to come into leaf in the spring. 1852 Notes & Queries 1st ser. V. 581 When the oak comes out before the ash, there will be… … Proverbs new dictionary
Soaked — Soak Soak, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Soaked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Soaking}.] [OE. soken, AS. socian to sioak, steep, fr. s?can, s?gan, to suck. See {Suck}.] 1. To cause or suffer to lie in a fluid till the substance has imbibed what it can contain; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
