soak
vt,vi 1 lowa, tota. 2 ~something (in something) loweka/lowesha/lowanisha. ~oneself in something (fig) zama; zamia. 3 ~something up fyonza, nyonya. 4 (of rain etc) ~somebody (through) lowanisha, lowesha. be ~ ed to the skin lowa chepe chepe. 5 ~through something penya/penyeza. 6 (sl) chukulia mtu pesa kwa kulipiza/ lipisha zaidi. 7 (colloq) wa mlevi, kunywa pombe sana n 1 kulowana. in ~ kulowanisha. put in ~ lowanisha. 2 (sl) (usu old soak) mlevi. soaker n 1 (colloq) mvua nyingi. 2 mlevi.