resoak
verb[T]
(alsore-soak)uk/ˌriːˈsəʊk/ustosoaksomething(= make it verywetorleaveit inliquid)again, for a second, third, etc.time:
Drain thesolution, and then resoak thecucumbersinfreshwaterfor onehour.
Theclayissoakedinwaterfor fivehours; it is thenskimmedand resoaked until it isclean.
- Thesticksburnedquickly, and every 15minutestheyneededto be re-soaked from ajarofoil.
- Todetermoths, putwoodenballssoakedincedaroilinyourcupboards. These need to be re-soakedregularly.
- Themattingholdswaterwell and onlyneedsresoaking everycoupleofdays.
Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- beset
- border
- boxsomeone/somethingin
- dunk
- fencesomethingin
- fencesomethingoff
- flooding
- gather
- gift wrap
- gift-wrapped
- steep
- steepsomething/someoneinsomething
- submersion
- surround
- swaddle
- swallow
- swamp
- twine