soak in WordNet English dictionary

1. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
   "souse water on his hot face"
   drench  douse  dowse  soak  sop  souse 
   
2. rip off; ask an unreasonable price
   overcharge  soak  surcharge  gazump  fleece  plume  pluck  rob  hook 
   
3. become drunk or drink excessively
   souse  soak  inebriate  hit it up 
   
4. leave as a guarantee in return for money
   "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"
   pawn  soak  hock 
   
5. fill, soak, or imbue totally
   "soak the bandage with disinfectant"
   soak  imbue 
   
6. make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
   intoxicate  soak  inebriate 
   
7. heat a metal prior to working it
   soak 
   
8. beat severely
   soak 
   
9. submerge in a liquid
   "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour"
   soak 
   

1. washing something by allowing it to soak
   soak  soaking 
   
2. 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"
   soak  soakage  soaking