Dry and Soak

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Dry

Dry verb - To make dry.
Usage example: the wind quickly dried their clothes
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Soak is an antonym for dry in take moisture out of topic.
Nearby Words: drying, dryer, dryish

Soak

Soak verb - To wet thoroughly with liquid.
Usage example: we ran for home as soon as the rain started, but our clothes still ended up soaked
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Antonyms for Soak
Dry is an antonym for soak in drench topic.
Nearby Words: soaked, soaking, soaker
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Common collocations

clothes dry clothes soak clothes
clothing dry clothing soak clothing
hands dry hands soak hands

Both words in one sentence

  • Manga / Okusan All she had to do was dry the other ones in her washer-dryer but instead she accidentally hits the soak button so she spends the rest of the day without a bra.
    Source: Manga / Okusan
  • Apparently Human Merfolk The people of Shioshishio in Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea, are no different from the land dwellers, except an extra covering that they need to periodically soak with seawater, so they wouldn't dry up.
    Source: Apparently Human Merfolk
  • Masochist's Meal Essentially, you take a perfectly good fish, dry it thoroughly until it resembles a 2*4 plank, and let it rot slightly, then soak it in lye and smoke it.
    Source: Masochist's Meal
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