# soaked

Pronunciation: say "SOHKT" /səʊkt/

## Adjective

1. Thoroughly wet from having absorbed or been covered in water or another liquid.
   - Simple: Very wet all the way through with water or another liquid.
   - _The hikers arrived soaked to the bone after wading across the river._
   - _His shirt was soaked with sweat by the final whistle._
3. Extremely drunk; heavily intoxicated by alcohol. *(slang, British)*
   - Simple: Very drunk from drinking too much alcohol.
   - _He stumbled in well past midnight, utterly soaked and reeking of whiskey._
   - _Half the wedding party was already soaked before the speeches began._
4. Beaten up; having been punched or physically assaulted. *(slang, US)*
   - Simple: Hit hard or beaten up by someone.
   - _He came back from the alley soaked and nursing a split lip._
   - _The loser of the brawl staggered off soaked and bruised._

## Verb

2. Simple past tense and past participle of soak. — simple past and past participle of soak
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of soak. Use this form for soaking that already happened.
   - _Heavy rain soaked the fields throughout the night._
   - _The cloth had soaked up most of the spill before she returned._

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