to soak

Definition of to soak in English English dictionary: sob; To penetrate or permeate by saturation
The water soaked into my shoes and gave me wet feet.; To allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually + up)
I soaked up all the knowledge I could at university.; {v} to steep, lie steeped, wet, drench, drain; 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"; An immersion in water etc; A drunkard; To lie steeping in water or other liquid; to become sturated; as, let the cloth lie and soak; If a liquid soaks through something, it passes through it. There was so much blood it had soaked through my boxer shorts; A calculated combat value which represents the amount of any attack that can be absorbed (by armour etc ) before real damage is done; submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour"; 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; leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"; Holding a piece of glass in the annealing oven at a particular temperature to assure proper annealing; {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; washing something by allowing it to soak; become drunk or drink excessively; heat a metal prior to working it fill, soak, or imbue totally; "saturate the bandage with disinfectant"; To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation; To enter (into something) by pores or interstices; as, water soaks into the earth or other porous matter; rip off; ask an unreasonable price; 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; To absorb; to drain; beat severely; slang submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour; {f} immerse, dip; drench, saturate; moisten; absorb; permeate, penetrate; overcharge, extort, charge exorbitantly (Slang); To drink intemperately or gluttonously; fill, soak, or imbue totally; "saturate the bandage with disinfectant"; 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"; To make (its way) by entering pores or interstices; often with through; Holding glass at a particular temperature for a given period of time; To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it; heat a metal prior to working it; cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"; To hold a kiln at one temperature for an extended period of time; Fig; To draw in by the pores, or through small passages; as, a sponge soaks up water; the skin soaks in moisture; make drunk (with alcoholic drinks); beat severely; slang; 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; To drench; to wet thoroughly