Soak (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Soaked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Soaking.] [OE. soken, AS. socian to sioak, steep, fr. s�can, s�gan, 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.