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Awash vs Soaked - What's the difference?

awash | soaked |

As adjectives the difference between awash and soaked

is that awash is washed by the waves or tide; said of a rock or strip of shore, or of an anchor, etc, when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it while soaked is drenched with water, or other liquid.

As a verb soaked is

(soak).

awash

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Washed by the waves or tide; said of a rock or strip of shore, or of an anchor, etc., when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it.
  • * 1904 , , The Sea-Wolf , ch. 39,
    • The deck was continually awash with the sea which came inboard over the rail and through the scuppers.
  • (by extension) Covered, overspread.
  • * 2005 , Chris Ramirez, 2nd find excites museum diggers," The Arizona Republic , 26 Aug,
    • The Valley landscape was more awash with greenery some 11,000 years ago.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 2 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Bulgaria 0-3 England , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Bulgaria's only attacking weapon was the wayward shooting of Martin Petrov, whereas England's attacking options were awash with movement in the shape of Rooney, Young and Walcott.}}

    soaked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (soak)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Drenched with water, or other liquid.