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soak
v. t. [OE. soken, AS. socian to sioak, steep, fr. scan, sgan, to suck. See Suck.]1. 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. ()
2. To drench; to wet thoroughly. ()
Their land shall be soaked with blood. (Isa. xxiv. 7.)
3. To draw in by the pores, or through small passages; as, a sponge soaks up water; the skin soaks in moisture. ()
4. To make (its way) by entering pores or interstices; -- often with through. ()
The rivulet beneath soaked its way obscurely through wreaths of snow. (Sir W. Scott.)
5. Fig.: To absorb; to drain. (Sir H. Wotton.)
v. i. 1. To lie steeping in water or other liquid; to become sturated; as, let the cloth lie and soak. ()
2. To enter (into something) by pores or interstices; as, water soaks into the earth or other porous matter. ()
3. To drink intemperately or gluttonously. ()


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