If you soak something or leave it to soak, you put it into a liquid and leave it there. Soak the beans for 2 hours He turned off the water and left the dishes to soak
{i} act of soaking, act of saturating with water; state of being permeated with water; liquid in which something is soaked; heavy drinker, drunkard (Slang)
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
If someone soaks, they spend a long time in a hot bath, because they enjoy it. What I need is to soak in a hot tub. Soak is also a noun. I was having a long soak in the bath. see also soaked, soaking
washing something by allowing it to soak the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); "a good soak put life back in the wagon"
If a liquid soaks something or if you soak something with a liquid, the liquid makes the thing very wet. The water had soaked his jacket and shirt Soak the soil around each bush with at least 4 gallons of water