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presoak

presoak verb: to soak in advance.

Verb

presoak (third-person singular simple present presoaks, present participle presoaking, simple past and past participle presoaked)

  1. (transitive) To soak in advance.
    • to presoak lentils before cooking
  2. (transitive) To soak laundry in cold water prior to washing, sometimes with the addition of a biological or other preparation.

Noun

presoak (plural presoaks)

  1. An initial soak.
  2. A preparation used in such a soak.
  3. A cycle of a washing machine during which this occurs.

Forms of presoak

Verb
third-person singular presentpresoaks
present participlepresoaking
past participlepresoaked
pastpresoaked
Noun
pluralpresoaks

Origin of presoak

From pre- + soak.

Questions about presoak

What does presoak mean?
Presoak means to soak in advance.
What part of speech is presoak?
Presoak can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of presoak?
The past tense of presoak is presoaked.

Words near presoak in the dictionary

  1. presnap
  2. presneeze
  3. Presnell
  4. Presnells
  5. preso
  6. presoak
  7. presoaked
  8. presoaking
  9. presoakings
  10. presoaks
  11. presocial

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