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Soak vs Rinse - What's the difference?

soak | rinse |

In transitive terms the difference between soak and rinse

is that soak is to allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually + up while rinse is to remove soap from (something) using water.

As verbs the difference between soak and rinse

is that soak is to be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it while rinse is to wash (something) quickly using water and no soap.

As nouns the difference between soak and rinse

is that soak is an immersion in water etc while rinse is the action of rinsing.

soak

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (label) To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.
  • * Bible, (w) xxiv. 7
    • Their land shall be soaked with blood.
  • (label) To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation.
  • (label) To penetrate or permeate by saturation.
  • * Sir (Walter Scott) (1771-1832)
    • The rivulet beneath soaked its way obscurely through wreaths of snow.
  • (label) To allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually + up )
  • * {{quote-book, year=1927, author= F. E. Penny
    • , chapter=4, title= Pulling the Strings , passage=The case was that of a murder. It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities. A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff.}}
  • To drink intemperately or gluttonously.
  • (label) To heat a metal before shaping it.
  • To hold a kiln at a particular temperature for a given period of time.
  • (label) To absorb; to drain.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An immersion in water etc.
  • * "After the climb, I had a nice long soak in a bath."
  • (slang, British) A drunkard.
  • (Australia) A low-lying depression that fills with water after rain.
  • * 1985 , (Peter Carey), Illywhacker , Faber & Faber 2003, p. 38:
    • I set off early to walk along the Melbourne Road where, one of the punters had told me, there was a soak with plenty of frogs in it.

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    rinse

    English

    Verb

  • To wash (something) quickly using water and no soap.
    • You'd better rinse that stain before putting the shirt in the washing machine.
  • To remove soap from (something) using water.
    • Rinse the dishes after you wash them.
  • (UK, slang) to thoroughly defeat in an argument, fight or other competition.
    • Checkmate!
    Oh no.
    You got rinsed .

    Derived terms

    * rinse off * rinse out

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of rinsing.
    • I'll just give this knife a quick rinse .
  • Any hair dye.
    • I had a henna rinse yesterday.

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