Collins English-English Dictionary

soak [səυk]

1. 1. vb to make, become, or be thoroughly wet or saturated, esp by immersion in a liquid

2. 2. vb [when intr, usually foll by in or into] (of a liquid) to penetrate or permeate

3. 3. vt. [tr; usually foll by in or up] (of a permeable solid) to take in (a liquid) by absorption

   the earth soaks up rainwater

4. 4. vt. [tr; foll by out or out of] to remove by immersion in a liquid

   she soaked the stains out of the dress

5. 5. vt. [tr] [metallurgy] to heat (a metal) prior to working

6. 6. vt. [informal] to drink excessively or make or become drunk

7. 7. vt. [tr] [US and Canadian] [slang] to overcharge

8. 8. vt. [tr] [Brit] [slang] to put in pawn

9. 9. n the act of immersing in a liquid or the period of immersion

10. 10. n the liquid in which something may be soaked, esp a solution containing detergent

11. 11. n another name for soakage

12. 12. n [Brit] [informal] a heavy rainfall

13. 13. n [slang] a person who drinks to excess

14. 14. n [Etymology] Old English socian to cook; see suck