heat vs soak

heat and soak both are nouns.

heat and soak both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
heat	Yes	No	Yes	No
soak	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, soak is a hyponym of heat; that is, soak is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than heat:

heat: make hot or hotter
soak: heat a metal prior to working it

Other hyponyms of heat include crisp, crispen, toast, scald, calcine, preheat, overheat, scorch, sear, bake, broil, reheat.

heat (noun)	soak (noun)
utility to warm a building	washing something by allowing it to soak
the presence of heat	the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
the trait of being intensely emotional
the sensation caused by heat energy
a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity

heat (verb)	soak (verb)
gain heat or get hot	fill, soak, or imbue totally
make hot or hotter	cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
arouse or excite feelings and passions	heat a metal prior to working it
provide with heat	become drunk or drink excessively
	make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
	beat severely
	submerge in a liquid
	rip off; ask an unreasonable price
	leave as a guarantee in return for money

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