soak

Definitions

• (intransitive) To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.
• (transitive) To immerse in liquid to the point of saturation or thorough permeation.
• (intransitive) To penetrate or permeate by saturation.
• (transitive) To allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed; to take in, receive. (usually + up)
• (figurative) To take money from.
• (slang) To drink intemperately or gluttonously.
• (metallurgy) To heat (a metal) before shaping it.
• (ceramics) To hold a kiln at a particular temperature for a given period of time.
• (figurative) To absorb; to drain.