soak

soak
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[English Word] be soaked
[Swahili Word] -loana
[Part of Speech] verb
[Class] reciprocal
[Swahili Example] akatazama nje kwa macho yaliyoloana machozi [Sul]
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[English Word] be soaked
[Swahili Word] -lowana
[Part of Speech] verb
[Class] reciprocal
[Swahili Example] sehemu ya chini ya kanga ilikuwa imelowana sana [Kez]
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[English Word] be soaked
[Swahili Word] -loweshwa
[Part of Speech] verb
[Class] caus-pass
[Swahili Example] kitambaa kile kinaloweshwa kwa vitu vilivyo chupani [Muk]
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[English Word] get soaked
[Swahili Word] -lowa
[Part of Speech] verb
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[English Word] get soaked
[Swahili Word] -roa
[Part of Speech] verb
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[English Word] soak
[Swahili Word] -ambika
[Part of Speech] verb
[Derived Language] Swahili
[Derived Word] amba
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[English Word] soak
[Swahili Word] -bambika
[Part of Speech] verb
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[English Word] soak
[Swahili Word] -loweka
[Part of Speech] verb
[Derived Word] lowa V
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[English Word] soak
[Swahili Word] -loweza
[Part of Speech] verb
[Derived Word] lowa V
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[English Word] soak
[Swahili Word] -nawisha
[Part of Speech] verb
[Class] causative
[Derived Word] nawa V
[Swahili Example] umajimaji wa mvua unawanawisha [Ma]
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[English Word] soak
[Swahili Word] -rovya
[Part of Speech] verb
[Class] causative
[English Example] the water dripped constantly and soaked the floor of the house
[Swahili Example] maji yalidondoka daima na kurovya sakafu ya chumba [Ng]
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English-Swahili dictionary. 2013.

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  • soak — vb Soak, saturate, drench, steep, impregnate, sop, waterlog can mean to permeate or be permeated with or as if with water. Soak suggests immersion in a liquid so that the substance absorbs the moisture and usually becomes thoroughly wetted,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • soak — [sōk] vt. [ME soken < OE socian < base of sucan: see SUCK] 1. to make thoroughly wet; drench or saturate [soaked to the skin by the rain] 2. to submerge or keep in a liquid, as for thorough wetting, softening, for hydrotherapy, etc. 3. a)… …   English World dictionary

  • 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 — soak·age; soak·er; soak·ing·ly; pre·soak; soak; …   English syllables

  • soak — ► VERB 1) make or become thoroughly wet by immersion in liquid. 2) (of a liquid) penetrate or permeate completely. 3) (soak up) absorb (a liquid). 4) (soak up) expose oneself to (something beneficial or enjoyable). 5) (soak oneself in) i …   English terms dictionary

  • Soak — Soak, v. i. 1. To lie steeping in water or other liquid; to become sturated; as, let the cloth lie and soak. [1913 Webster] 2. To enter (into something) by pores or interstices; as, water soaks into the earth or other porous matter. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • soak — index imbue, immerse (plunge into), overload, permeate, pervade Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • soak — sōk n an often hot medicated solution with which a body part is soaked usu. long or repeatedly esp. to promote healing, relieve pain, or stimulate local circulation …   Medical dictionary

  • soak — (v.) O.E. socian (related to sucan to suck ), from P.Gmc. *sukon (Cf. W.Flem. soken), from PIE root *seue to take liquid (see SUP (Cf. sup) (2)). Slang meaning to overcharge first recorded 1895. Related: Soaked; soaking …   Etymology dictionary

  • soak — [v] drench, wet absorb, assimilate, bathe, damp, dip, drink, drown, dunk, flood, imbrue, immerge, immerse, impregnate, infiltrate, infuse, macerate, marinate, merge, moisten, penetrate, percolate, permeate, pour into, pour on, saturate, seethe,… …   New thesaurus

  • soak — soak1 S3 [səuk US souk] v [: Old English; Origin: socian] 1.) [I and T] if you soak something, or if you let it soak, you keep it covered with a liquid for a period of time, especially in order to make it softer or easier to clean ▪ Soak the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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