presoak

pre·soak

 (prē-sōk′)
tr.v. pre·soaked, pre·soak·ing, pre·soaks
To soak (laundry) before washing.
n. (prē′sōk′)
1. The act or an instance of presoaking.
2. A liquid preparation in which laundry is presoaked.
3. A cycle on an automatic washing machine for presoaking laundry.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

presoak


Past participle: presoaked
Gerund: presoaking

Imperative
presoak
presoak
Present
I presoak
you presoak
he/she/it presoaks
we presoak
you presoak
they presoak
Preterite
I presoaked
you presoaked
he/she/it presoaked
we presoaked
you presoaked
they presoaked
Present Continuous
I am presoaking
you are presoaking
he/she/it is presoaking
we are presoaking
you are presoaking
they are presoaking
Present Perfect
I have presoaked
you have presoaked
he/she/it has presoaked
we have presoaked
you have presoaked
they have presoaked
Past Continuous
I was presoaking
you were presoaking
he/she/it was presoaking
we were presoaking
you were presoaking
they were presoaking
Past Perfect
I had presoaked
you had presoaked
he/she/it had presoaked
we had presoaked
you had presoaked
they had presoaked
Future
I will presoak
you will presoak
he/she/it will presoak
we will presoak
you will presoak
they will presoak
Future Perfect
I will have presoaked
you will have presoaked
he/she/it will have presoaked
we will have presoaked
you will have presoaked
they will have presoaked
Future Continuous
I will be presoaking
you will be presoaking
he/she/it will be presoaking
we will be presoaking
you will be presoaking
they will be presoaking
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been presoaking
you have been presoaking
he/she/it has been presoaking
we have been presoaking
you have been presoaking
they have been presoaking
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been presoaking
you will have been presoaking
he/she/it will have been presoaking
we will have been presoaking
you will have been presoaking
they will have been presoaking
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been presoaking
you had been presoaking
he/she/it had been presoaking
we had been presoaking
you had been presoaking
they had been presoaking
Conditional
I would presoak
you would presoak
he/she/it would presoak
we would presoak
you would presoak
they would presoak
Past Conditional
I would have presoaked
you would have presoaked
he/she/it would have presoaked
we would have presoaked
you would have presoaked
they would have presoaked
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Generally speaking, detailers are the biggest users of presoaks. A good presoak will loosen up the dirt, grease and road film from the car surface and make it ready for the car washing soap.
And there is no need to presoak these raisins prior to use in baking.
Key features include: bi-directional (cuts in both directions), facilitating pushback; large replaceable carbide cutters positioned in independent cutting paths;replaceable fluid ports located along the edge of each wing presoak the path of the oncoming cutters; compact length and centralizing ring.
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Simply presoak them and then simmer for one hour in a covered pot with just enough water to cover.