soak, saturate, drench, steep, impregnate mean to permeate or be permeated with a liquid. soak implies usually prolonged immersion as for softening or cleansing.

[ I/T ] To soak something means to leave it in liquid for a period of time, esp. to clean or soften it:

To make thoroughly wet or saturated: I soaked the flowers with the hose. We got soaked by the rain. 2. a. To absorb (liquid, for example) through pores or interstices: Use the bread to soak up the gravy. …

To make soft as by steeping; hence, to enfeeble; enervate. To suck dry; exhaust; drain. To bake thoroughly: said of the lengthened baking given, in particular, to bread, so that the cooking may be …

To soak is to immerse something completely in a liquid for a period of time, usually to soften, clean, or absorb the liquid. It can also refer to any process where something slowly takes in a …

SOAK definition: to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid. See examples of soak used in a sentence.

Soak definition: To remove (a stain, for example) by continued immersion.