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    You'd better let the tablecloth soak for a while to get out those wine stains
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    The parched earth soaked up the water like a sponge. Let me just lie here and soak up some sunshine. She spent years soaking up the culture of the Cameroons
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    noun
    
    You'll never get a straight answer out of that old soak