What is the meaning of soaking?

noun

• The process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid. )
  • usage: "a good soak put life back in the wagon"
  • synonyms: soak, soakage
• The act of making something completely wet.
  • usage: "he gave it a good drenching"
  • synonyms: drenching, souse, sousing
• Washing something by allowing it to soak.
  • synonyms: soak

verb

• Submerge in a liquid.
  • usage: "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour"
  • synonyms: soak
• Rip off; ask an unreasonable price.
  • synonyms: overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook
• Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto.
  • usage: "souse water on his hot face"
  • synonyms: drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse
• Leave as a guarantee in return for money.
  • usage: "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"
  • synonyms: pawn, soak, hock
• Beat severely.
  • synonyms: soak
• Make drunk (with alcoholic drinks.
  • synonyms: intoxicate, soak, inebriate
• Become drunk or drink excessively.
  • synonyms: souse, soak, inebriate, hit it up
• Fill, soak, or imbue totally.
  • usage: "soak the bandage with disinfectant"
  • synonyms: soak, imbue
• Heat a metal prior to working it.
  • synonyms: soak

adverb

• Extremely wet.
  • usage: "dripping wet"; "soaking wet"
  • synonyms: sopping, dripping