soak up
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
take in, also metaphorically
The sponge absorbs water well
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
devote (oneself) fully to
He immersed himself into his studies
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- intentness derivation
- preoccupancy derivation
- engrossment derivation
- immerse verb group
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | suck in |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | attract |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sucking |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sucker |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | juicer |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | absorption |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | absorber |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mop up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | blot |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sponge up |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | intentness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | preoccupancy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | engrossment |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | immerse |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | rivet |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | drink in |