Soak

·vi To drink intemperately or gluttonously.

II. Soak ·vt Fig.: To absorb; to Drain.

III. Soak ·vt To Drench; to wet thoroughly.

IV. Soak ·vt To make (its way) by entering pores or interstices;

— often with through.

V. Soak ·vi To lie steeping in water or other liquid; to become sturated; as, let the cloth lie and soak.

VI. Soak ·vi To enter (into something) by pores or interstices; as, water soaks into the earth or other porous matter.

VII. Soak ·vt To draw in by the pores, or through small passages; as, a sponge soaks up water; the skin soaks in moisture.

VIII. Soak ·vt To cause or suffer to lie in a fluid till the substance has imbibed what it can contain; to macerate in water or other liquid; to steep, as for the purpose of softening or freshening; as, to soak cloth; to soak bread; to soak salt meat, salt fish, or the like.