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drink in vs soak up

soak up vs drink in

drink in and soak up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
drink in No No Yes No
soak up No No Yes No
As verbs, soak up is a hypernym of drink in; that is, soak up is a word with a broader meaning than drink in:
  • drink in: be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to
  • soak up: devote (oneself) fully to
Other hypernyms of drink in include absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, plunge, steep.
drink in (verb) soak up (verb)
be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to devote (oneself) fully to
take in, also metaphorically
Difference between drink in and soak up

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