To soak is to get something completely wet, or for liquid to go into something.
(verb)To soak is to physically or mentally absorb something.
(verb)To soak is slang for to overcharge someone.
(verb)An example of to soak is to add on extra charges to a taxi cab fare.
The definition of a soak is slang for someone who is drunk.
(noun)An example of a soak is an alcoholic.
See soak in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb
Origin: ME soken < OE socian < base of sucan: see suck
intransitive verb
noun
See soak in American Heritage Dictionary 4
verb soaked, soak·ing, soaks verb, transitive
Origin:
Origin: Middle English soken
Origin: , from Old English socian; see seuə-2 in Indo-European roots
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