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Soaked vs Drench - What's the difference?

soaked | drench |

As verbs the difference between soaked and drench

is that soaked is (soak) while drench is to soak, to make very wet.

As an adjective soaked

is drenched with water, or other liquid.

As a noun drench is

a draught administered to an animal or drench can be (obsolete|uk) a military vassal, mentioned in the domesday book.

soaked

English

Verb

(head)
  • (soak)

    • Adjective

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

    • drench

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) drenchen, from (etyl) . More at drink.

    Noun

    (es)
  • A draught administered to an animal.
  • (obsolete) A drink; a draught; specifically, a potion of medicine poured or forced down the throat; also, a potion that causes purging.
  • * Dryden
    • A drench of wine.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Give my roan horse a drench .

    Verb

  • To soak, to make very wet.
  • * Dryden
    • Now dam the ditches and the floods restrain; / Their moisture has already drenched the plain.
  • To cause to drink; especially, to dose (e.g. a horse) with medicine by force.
    • Related terms
    * drenched

    Etymology 2

    Anglo-Saxon dreng warrior, soldier, akin to Icelandic drengr.

    Noun

    (es)
  • (obsolete, UK) A military vassal, mentioned in the Domesday Book.
    • (Burrill)