Soak vs. Wet — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Soak and Wet
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Soak
To immerse in liquid for a period of time
Soak the beans in water before cooking.
Wet
Covered or saturated with water or another liquid
She followed, slipping on the wet rock
Soak
To make thoroughly wet or saturated
I soaked the flowers with the hose. We got soaked by the rain.
Wet
Showing a lack of forcefulness or strength of character; feeble
They thought the cadets were a bit wet
Soak
To absorb (liquid, for example) through pores or interstices
Use the bread to soak up the gravy.
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Wet
(of a country or region or of its legislation) allowing the free sale of alcoholic drink.
Soak
To be exposed to
Went to the beach to soak up the sun.
Wet
Cover or touch with liquid; moisten
He wetted a finger and flicked through the pages
Soak
(Informal) To experience or take in mentally, especially eagerly and easily
Soaked up the music scene.
Wet
Liquid that makes something damp
I could feel the wet of his tears
Soak
To remove (a stain, for example) by continued immersion
Soaked out the grease spots.
Wet
A person lacking forcefulness or strength of character
There are sorts who look like gangsters and sorts who look like wets
Soak
To drink (alcoholic liquor), especially to excess.
Wet
A person opposed to the prohibition of alcohol.
Soak
To make (a person) drunk.
Wet
Covered or soaked with a liquid, such as water
A wet towel.
Soak
(Slang) To charge (a person) an inordinate amount for something
People were getting soaked during the gas shortage.
Wet
Not yet dry or firm
Wet paint.
Soak
To be immersed in liquid
The beans are soaking.
Wet
Stored in or prepared with water or other liquids.
Soak
To seep into or permeate something
Water soaked into the soil.
Wet
Characterized by the use or presence of water or liquid reagents
Wet chemistry.
Soak
To be taken in mentally
The speaker paused to let her words soak in.
Wet
Involving the performance of experiments rather than the design or analysis of them
A wet lab.
Soak
(Slang) To drink to excess.
Wet
Rainy, humid, or foggy
Wet weather.
Soak
The act or process of soaking
Had a long soak in the bath.
Wet
Characterized by frequent or heavy precipitation
A wet climate.
Soak
Liquid in which something may be soaked.
Wet
(Informal) Allowing the sale of alcoholic beverages
A wet county.
Soak
(Slang) A drunkard.
Wet
Something that wets; moisture.
Soak
(intransitive) To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.
I'm going to soak in the bath for a couple of hours.
Wet
Rainy or snowy weather
Go out into the wet.
Soak
(transitive) To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation.
Soak the beans overnight before cooking.
Wet
(Informal) One who supports the legality of the production and sale of alcoholic beverages.
Soak
(intransitive) To penetrate or permeate by saturation.
The water soaked into my shoes and gave me wet feet.
Wet
To make wet; dampen
Wet a sponge.
Soak
(transitive) To allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually + up)
A sponge soaks up water; the skin soaks in moisture.
I soaked up all the knowledge I could at university.
Wet
To make (a bed or one's clothes) wet by urinating.
Soak
To take money from.
Wet
To become wet.
Soak
To drink intemperately or gluttonously.
Wet
To urinate.
Soak
To heat (a metal) before shaping it.
Wet
Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
Water is wet.
Soak
To hold a kiln at a particular temperature for a given period of time.
We should soak the kiln at cone 9 for half an hour.
Wet
Of an object, etc.: covered or impregnated with liquid, usually (but not always) water.
I went out in the rain and now my clothes are all wet.
The baby is wet and needs its nappy changed.
Soak
To absorb; to drain.
Wet
Of a burrito, sandwich, or other food: covered in a sauce.
Soak
(slang) to engage in sexual activity with penetration but without hip thrusting (usually said of Mormons).
Wet
Of calligraphy and fountain pens: depositing a large amount of ink from the nib or the feed.
This pen’s a wet writer, so it’ll feather on this cheap paper.
Soak
(transitive) To hit or strike.
Wet
Of a sound recording: having had audio effects applied.
Soak
An immersion in water etc.
After the strenuous climb, I had a nice long soak in a bath.
Wet
Of weather or a time period: rainy.
It’s going to be wet tomorrow.
Soak
A drunkard.
Wet
(aviation) Using afterburners or water injection for increased engine thrust.
This fighter jet's engine is rated for a maximum wet thrust of 450 kilonewtons, more than twice its max dry thrust, but the afterburner eats up a huge amount of fuel.
Soak
(slang) A carouse; a drinking session.
Wet
(slang) Of a person: inexperienced in a profession or task; having the characteristics of a rookie.
That guy’s wet; after all, he just started yesterday.
Soak
(Australia) A low-lying depression that fills with water after rain.
Wet
Sexually aroused and thus having the vulva moistened with vaginal secretions.
He got me all wet.
Soak
To cause or suffer to lie in a fluid till the substance has imbibed what it can contain; to macerate in water or other liquid; to steep, as for the purpose of softening or freshening; as, to soak cloth; to soak bread; to soak salt meat, salt fish, or the like.
Wet
Ineffectual, feeble, showing no strength of character.
Don’t be so wet.
Soak
To drench; to wet thoroughly.
Their land shall be soaked with blood.
Wet
(retronym) Permitting alcoholic beverages.
Soak
To draw in by the pores, or through small passages; as, a sponge soaks up water; the skin soaks in moisture.
Wet
Refreshed with liquor; drunk.
Soak
To make (its way) by entering pores or interstices; - often with through.
The rivulet beneath soaked its way obscurely through wreaths of snow.
Wet
Of a scientist or laboratory: working with biological or chemical matter.
Soak
Fig.: To absorb; to drain.
Wet
(chemistry) Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid.
The wet extraction of copper, in distinction from dry extraction in which dry heat or fusion is employed
Soak
To lie steeping in water or other liquid; to become sturated; as, let the cloth lie and soak.
Wet
Involving assassination or "wet work".
A wet affair; a wet job; wet stuff
Soak
To enter (into something) by pores or interstices; as, water soaks into the earth or other porous matter.
Wet
Of a Quaker: liberal with respect to religious observance.
Soak
To drink intemperately or gluttonously.
Wet
Liquid or moisture.
Soak
The process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid);
A good soak put life back in the wagon
Wet
Rainy weather.
Don't go out in the wet.
Soak
Washing something by allowing it to soak
Wet
(Australia) Rainy season. (often capitalized)
Soak
Submerge in a liquid;
I soaked in the hot tub for an hour
Wet
A moderate Conservative; especially, one who opposed the hard-line policies of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s.
Soak
Rip off; ask an unreasonable price
Wet
(colloquial) An alcoholic drink.
Soak
Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto;
Souse water on his hot face
Wet
One who supports the consumption of alcohol and thus opposes Prohibition.
Soak
Leave as a guarantee in return for money;
Pawn your grandfather's gold watch
Wet
A tyre for use in wet weather.
Soak
Beat severely; slang
Wet
A weak or sentimental person; a wimp or softie.
Soak
Make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
Wet
(transitive) To cover or impregnate with liquid.
Soak
Become drunk or drink excessively
Wet
(transitive) To make (oneself, clothing, a bed, etc.) wet by accidental urination.
Johnny wets the bed several times a week.
She was laughing so hard she wet her pants.
Soak
Fill, soak, or imbue totally;
Saturate the bandage with disinfectant
Wet
(intransitive) To make or become wet.
Soak
Heat a metal prior to working it
Wet
To form an intermetallic bond between a solder and a metal substrate.
Wet
To celebrate by drinking alcohol.
To wet the baby's head
Wet
Misspelling of whet
Wet
To kill or seriously injure.
Wet
Containing, or consisting of, water or other liquid; moist; soaked with a liquid; having water or other liquid upon the surface; as, wet land; a wet cloth; a wet table.
Wet
Very damp; rainy; as, wet weather; a wet season.
Wet
Employing, or done by means of, water or some other liquid; as, the wet extraction of copper, in distinction from dry extraction in which dry heat or fusion is employed.
Wet
Refreshed with liquor; drunk.
Wet
Water or wetness; moisture or humidity in considerable degree.
Have here a cloth and wipe away the wet.
Now the sun, with more effectual beams,Had cheered the face of earth, and dried the wetFrom drooping plant.
Wet
Rainy weather; foggy or misty weather.
Wet
A dram; a drink.
Wet
To fill or moisten with water or other liquid; to sprinkle; to cause to have water or other fluid adherent to the surface; to dip or soak in a liquid; as, to wet a sponge; to wet the hands; to wet cloth.
Ye mists and exhalations, that now rise . . . Whether to deck with clouds the uncolored sky,Or wet the thirsty earth with falling showers.
Let us drink the other cup to wet our whistles.
Wet
Wetness caused by water;
Drops of wet gleamed on the window
Wet
Cause to become wet;
Wet your face
Wet
Make one's bed or clothes wet by urinating;
This eight year old boy still wets his bed
Wet
Covered or soaked with a liquid such as water;
A wet bathing suit
Wet sidewalks
Wet paint
Wet weather
Wet
Supporting or permitting the legal production and sale of alcoholic beverages;
A wet candidate running on a wet platform
A wet county
Wet
Producing or secreting milk;
A wet nurse
A wet cow
Lactating cows
Wet
Consisting of or trading in alcoholic liquor;
A wet cargo
A wet canteen
Wet
Very drunk
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