soak vs brine

soak and brine both are nouns.

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

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

Other hyponyms of soak include bedraggle, draggle, bate, ret, flush, sluice.

soak (noun)	brine (noun)
washing something by allowing it to soak	a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling
the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)	water containing salts

soak (verb)	brine (verb)
fill, soak, or imbue totally	soak in brine
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
heat a metal prior to working it
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