[soak] vb [ME soken, fr. OE socian; akin to OE sucan to suck] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to lie immersed in liquid (as water): become saturated by or as if by immersion
2. a: to enter or pass through something by or as if by pores or interstices: permeate b: to penetrate or affect the mind or feelings--usu. used with in or into
3: to drink alcoholic beverages intemperately ~ vt 1: to permeate so as to wet, soften, or fill thoroughly
2: to place in a surrounding element (as liquid) to wet or permeate thoroughly
3: to extract by or as if by steeping "~ the dirt out"
4. a: to draw in by or as if by suction or absorption "~ed up the sunshine" b: to intoxicate (oneself) by drinking alcoholic beverages
5: to cause to pay an exorbitant amount -- soak.er n syn soak, saturate, drench, steep, impregnate mean to permeate or be permeated with a liquid. soak implies usu. prolonged immersion as for softening or cleansing "soak the garment in soapy water". saturate implies a resulting effect of complete absorption until no more liquid can be held "a saturated sponge". drench implies a thorough wetting by something that pours down or is poured "clothes drenched by a cloudburst". steep suggests either the extraction of an essence (as of tea leaves) by the liquid or the imparting of a quality (as a color) to the thing immersed "steep the tea for five minutes". impregnate implies a thorough interpenetration of one thing by another "a cake strongly impregnated with brandy".
[2]soak n (15c) 1 a: the act or process of soaking: the state of being soaked b: that (as liquid) in which something is soaked
2: drunkard 3 slang:
[2]pawn
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