soak vs ret

soak is a noun but ret is not a noun.

soak and ret both are verbs.

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

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

soak: cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
ret: place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue

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

soak (noun)	ret (noun)
washing something by allowing it to soak
the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)

soak (verb)	ret (verb)
fill, soak, or imbue totally	place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue
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

Difference between soak and ret

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