Category:Soak

Soak, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Soaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Soaking.] Etym: [oe. soken, as. socian to sioak, steep, fr. s, s, to suck. See suck.]

1. 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.

2. To drench; to wet thoroughly. Their land shall be soaked with blood. Isa. xxiv. 7.

3. To draw in by the pores, or through small passages; as, a sponge Soaks up water; the skin soaks in moisture.

4. To make (its way) by entering pores or interstices; -- often with Through. The rivulet beneath soaked its way obscurely through wreaths of snow. Sir w. Scott.

5. Fig.: To absorb; to drain. [obs.] Sir h. Wotton.

Soak Soak, v. i.

1. To lie steeping in water or other liquid; to become sturated; as, Let the cloth lie and soak.

2. To enter (into something) by pores or interstices; as, water soaks Into the earth or other porous matter.

3. To drink intemperately or gluttonously. [slang]