soaked

soaked
adj.
VERBS
be, look
get
ADVERB
absolutely, completely, thoroughly
through

The collar of my shirt was completely soaked through.

PHRASES
soaked to the bone (AmE), soaked to the skin

There was a sudden shower and we got soaked to the skin.


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  • soaked — [ soukt ] adjective extremely wet: She was shivering and soaked with sweat. soaked through (=wet all the way through): Our tent is soaked through. soaked to the skin/bone: Most of the walkers were soaked to the skin. blood soaked: a pile of blood …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • soaked — UK [səʊkt] / US [soʊkt] adjective extremely wet She was shivering and soaked with sweat. soaked through (= wet all the way through): Our tent is soaked through. soaked to the skin/bone: Most of the walkers were soaked to the skin. blood soaked: a …   English dictionary

  • soaked — [[t]so͟ʊkt[/t]] ADJ: usu v link ADJ If someone or something gets soaked or soaked through, water or some other liquid makes them extremely wet. I have to check my tent it got soaked last night in the storm... My goodness, you re soaked through.… …   English dictionary

  • soaked — adjective (not before noun) 1 very wet or wearing very wet clothes: The rain s coming on heavier we re going to get soaked. | soaked through (=completely wet): Get those clothes off; they re soaked right through! | soaked to the skin (=wearing… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 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

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