- (v.i.) To enter (into something) by pores or interstices; as, water soaks into the earth or other porous matter.
- (v.t.) Fig.: To absorb; to drain.
- (v.t.) 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.
- (v.i.) To lie steeping in water or other liquid; to become sturated; as, let the cloth lie and soak.
- (v.i.) To drink intemperately or gluttonously.
- (v.t.) To draw in by the pores or through small passages; as, a sponge soaks up water; the skin soaks in moisture.
- (v.t.) To make (its way) by entering pores or interstices; -- often with through.
- (v.t.) To drench; to wet thoroughly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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