Soak and Tear

Soak

Soak verb - To wet thoroughly with liquid.

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Tear and soak are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Tear" with "Soak", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: soaked, soaking, soaker

Tear verb - To cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it.

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Soak and tear are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Soak" with "Tear", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: tearful, tearing, teary, teardrop, tearless

people	soak people	tear people
clothes	soak clothes	tear clothes
head	soak head	tear head
damage	soak damage	tear damage
Other words: skin, enemy, enemies.

And you know, I reach a point where I say, you can kill me or tear off my arms or soak me in gasoline and set me on fire, but you won't keep me like this, imprisoned by fear.

Source: "World of Cardboard" Speech

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