I. verb
1.
to permeate or be permeated with or as if with water
soak a sponge with water
rain soaked her to the skin
Synonyms: drench, ||drouk, impregnate, insteep, saturate, seethe, sodden, ||sog, sop, souse, steep, waterlog; compare wet
Related Word: dip, immerse, submerge; draw, infuse; infiltrate, penetrate, permeate, pervade; water-soak; drown
2.
Synonyms: wet , deluge, douse, drench, drown, sop, souse
3.
Synonyms: engage 4, busy, engross, immerse, occupy
4.
Synonyms: overcharge 1, clip, fleece, skin, stick
5.
Synonyms: drink 3, booze, guzzle, imbibe, liquor (up), swig, swill, swizzle, tank up, tipple
Idioms: ||soak it up like a sponge
II. noun
1.
Synonyms: drunkard , bibber, boozehound, boozer, drunk, guzzler, inebriate, lush, soaker, sot
2.
Synonyms: binge 1, bender, booze, brannigan, bum, bust, drunk, jag, souse, tear