SOAKAGE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)

Example:

a good soak put life back in the wagon

Synonyms:

soak; soakage; soaking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("soakage" is a kind of...):

action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))

Derivation:

soak (submerge in a liquid)