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tippler, toper, sot, Slang sponge, souse, boozer, US dip, lush,
juicer: You'll never get a straight answer out of that old
soak.
soaking n. 1 drenching, wetting, dousing or dowsing, immersing,
saturating: We got a thorough soaking when we were caught in
the storm.
--adj. 2 wet, sopping, drenched, dripping, saturated, soaked,
wringing wet, streaming, sodden, waterlogged: Take off your
soaking clothes and sit by the fire in this robe.
soar v. 1 rise, fly, hover, float, hang: The glider soared over the
hills, catching every updraught. 2 rise, increase, escalate,
climb, spiral upwards, shoot up or upwards, rocket, sky-rocket:
To counteract inflation, interest rates began to soar.
sob v. cry, weep, blubber, shed tears, snivel, whimper, sniff,
snuffle, pule, wail, moan, boohoo, mewl, pule, bawl, howl, yowl:
The poor, lonely child sobbed quietly.
sober adj. 1 teetotal, temperate, US dry, Colloq on the (water-)
wagon: Because he was driving, he stayed sober at the party
while everyone else got drunk. 2 serious, solemn, earnest,
dispassionate, unruffled, unflustered, unexcited, unperturbed,
steady, sedate, staid, composed, dignified, cool, calm, serene,
tranquil, collected, cool-headed, level-headed, sane, balanced,
practical, realistic, rational, clear-headed, Slang together:
We invited you because we respect your sober judgement. 3
sedate, sombre, plain, simple, subdued, quiet, repressed,
dreary, dark, drab, colourless, neutral: At the funeral the
widow wore a sober black costume.
--v. 4 sober up. detoxify, recover, Colloq dry out: When she
finally sobered up she awoke to find herself in custody.
sobriety n. 1 teetotalism, abstemiousness, abstention, abstinence,
non-indulgence, temperance: Since taking the pledge, Oscar has
been a model of sobriety. 2 seriousness, soberness, solemnity,
staidness, gravity, temperateness, sedateness, formality,
dignity: They made him promise to do nothing to upset the
sobriety of the memorial service.