Online dictionaryOnline dictionary
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home
English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Soak up   /soʊk əp/   Listen
Soak up

verb
1.
Take in, also metaphorically.  Synonyms: absorb, draw, imbibe, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up.  "She drew strength from the minister's words"
2.
Devote (oneself) fully to.  Synonyms: absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, plunge, steep.






WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University








Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words



Share |
Add this dictionary
to your browser search bar





"Soak up" Quotes from Famous Books



... lisp," the nobles that are "spacious in the possession of dirt," the sovereign that is a "king of shreds and patches;" as for their opinions, "do but blow; them to their trials, and the bubbles are out;" as for their ideas of prosperity, it is to act as "sponges and soak up the king's countenance, his rewards and authorities;" as for their standard of worth, "let a beast be a lord of beasts, and his crib shall stand at the king's table." It is a disgrace to live in such a world, and contemptible to share its pleasures ...
— The Contemporary Review, January 1883 - Vol 43, No. 1 • Various



Words linked to "Soak up" :   centre, center, sponge up, focus, blot, concentrate, drink in, drink, mop, pore, wipe up, rivet, mop up



Copyright © 2024 Dictionary One.com