soak vs wash

soak and wash both are nouns.

soak and wash both are verbs.

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

As nouns, wash is a hypernym of soak; that is, wash is a word with a broader meaning than soak:

soak: washing something by allowing it to soak
wash: the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

Other hypernyms of soak include lavation, washing.

soak (noun)	wash (noun)
washing something by allowing it to soak	any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out
the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)	the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
	garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering
	a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
	a thin coat of water-base paint
	the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon)
	the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
	the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway)

soak (verb)	wash (verb)
fill, soak, or imbue totally	cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto	to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking
heat a metal prior to working it	remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent
become drunk or drink excessively	make moist
make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)	wash or flow against
beat severely	form by erosion
submerge in a liquid	wash by removing particles
rip off; ask an unreasonable price	cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
leave as a guarantee in return for money	separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals)
	clean with some chemical process
	apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to
	move by or as if by water
	be capable of being washed
	admit to testing or proof

Difference between soak and wash

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