1. The act of making something completely wet
   "he gave it a good soaking";
   - drenching, souse, sousing
    
2. Washing something by allowing it to soak
   "The stubborn stain required an overnight soaking in detergent";
   - soak
    
3. The process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
   "a good soaking put life back in the wagon";
   - soak, soakage

1. Extremely wet
   "soaking wet";
   - sopping, dripping

1. Submerge in a liquid
   "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour"
    
2. Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
   "The rain soaked us completely";
   - drench, douse, dowse, sop, souse
    
3. Fill, soak, or imbue totally
   "soak the bandage with disinfectant";
   - imbue
    
4. Heat a metal prior to working it
   "The blacksmith soaked the iron in the forge before shaping it"
    
5. Make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
   "The strong punch soaked the party guests";
   - intoxicate, inebriate
    
6. Become drunk or drink excessively
   "They soaked themselves at the New Year's party";
   - souse, inebriate
    
7. [informal] Charge an excessive or unfair price
   "The contractor soaked us for unnecessary repairs";
   - overcharge, surcharge, fleece [informal], pluck [informal], rob, skin [informal], rip off [informal], gouge [informal]

Derived forms: soakings

Type of: action, activity, affect, booze [informal], cheat, chisel [informal], drink, fuddle, heat, heat up, hit the bottle [informal], immerse, impregnate, lavation [archaic], natural action, natural process, plunge, rip off [informal], saturate, wash, washing, wet, wetting

Encyclopedia: Soaking