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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
soak /soʊk/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. to (cause to) become thoroughly wet or filled with water or other liquid: [no object]The clothes were left to soak in the soapy water.[~ + object]I soaked my aching arm in ice water to kill the pain.
  2. to pass, as a liquid, through pores, holes, or the like:[no object]Rain soaked through the roof.
  3. to wet thoroughly:[~ + object]The floods soaked the rug and ruined it.
  4. to remove by or as if by soaking: [~ + object + out]to soak a stain out.[~ + out + object]to soak out a stain.
  5. Slang Termsto overcharge:[~ + object]shopkeepers soaking the tourists.
  6. soak in, [no object] to penetrate the mind or feelings:The lesson didn't soak in.

n. 
  1. [countable] the act or state of soaking, or the state of being soaked.
  2. [uncountable] the liquid in which anything is soaked.
  3. Slang Terms[countable]a heavy drinker.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
soak  (sōk),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
  2. to pass, as a liquid, through pores, holes, or the like:The rain soaked through the tear in the umbrella.
  3. to be thoroughly wet.
  4. to penetrate or become known to the mind or feelings (fol. by in):The lesson didn't soak in.
  5. Informal Termsto drink immoderately, esp. alcoholic beverages:They were soaking at the bar.

v.t. 
  1. to place or keep in liquid in order to saturate thoroughly;
    steep.
  2. to wet thoroughly;
    saturate or drench.
  3. to permeate thoroughly, as liquid or moisture does.
  4. Metallurgyto heat (a piece) for reworking.
  5. Informal Termsto intoxicate (oneself ) by drinking an excess of liquor.
  6. Slang Termsto beat hard;
    punish severely:I was soaked for that mistake.
  7. to extract or remove by or as by soaking (often fol. by out):to soak a stain out of a napkin.
  8. Slang Termsto overcharge:He was soaked by the waiter.
  9. Slang Terms soak up:
    • to absorb or take in or up by absorption:Blotting paper soaks up ink.
    • to absorb with one's mind or senses;
      take in:to soak up information.
    • [Slang.]to drink to excess:He can really soak up the booze.

n. 
  1. the act or state of soaking or the state of being soaked.
  2. the liquid in which anything is soaked.
  3. Slang Termsa heavy drinker.
  4. British Terms[Australian.]any small area of land, as near a spring or at the foot of a hill, that becomes swamplike or holds water after a period of heavy rain.
  • bef. 1000; Middle English soken, Old English sōcian; akin to suck
soak′er, n. 
soak′ing•ly, adv. 
    2. 4. seep. 7. See wet. 8. infuse, penetrate.
    7. dry.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
soak /səʊk/ vb
  1. to make, become, or be thoroughly wet or saturated, esp by immersion in a liquid
  2. when intr, usually followed by in or into: (of a liquid) to penetrate or permeate
  3. (transitive; usually followed by in or up) (of a permeable solid) to take in (a liquid) by absorption: the earth soaks up rainwater
  4. (transitive; followed by out or out of) to remove by immersion in a liquid: she soaked the stains out of the dress
  5. informal to drink excessively or make or become drunk
  6. (transitive) US Canadian slang to overcharge
 n
  1. the act of immersing in a liquid or the period of immersion
  2. the liquid in which something may be soaked, esp a solution containing detergent
  3. slang a person who drinks to excess
Etymology: Old English sōcian to cook; see suckˈsoaker n ˈsoaking n , adj
'soak' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: soak in [cold, warm, ice] water, soak in [water, detergent], soak the [rug, shirt, floor], more...

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