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SOAKER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who drinks alcohol to excess habituallyplay

Synonyms:

alcoholic; alky; boozer; dipsomaniac; lush; soaker; souse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

drunk; drunkard; inebriate; rummy; sot; wino (a chronic drinker)

Derivation:

soak (become drunk or drink excessively)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A heavy rainplay

Synonyms:

cloudburst; deluge; downpour; pelter; soaker; torrent; waterspout

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

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

rain; rainfall (water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere)

Derivation:

soak (cover with liquid; pour liquid onto)

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