soak up

soak

[sohk]
verb (used without object)
1.
to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
2.
to pass, as a liquid, through pores, holes, or the like: The rain soaked through the tear in the umbrella.
3.
to be thoroughly wet.
4.
to penetrate or become known to the mind or feelings (followed by in ): The lesson didn't soak in.
5.
Informal. to drink immoderately, especially alcoholic beverages: They were soaking at the bar.
verb (used with object)
6.
to place or keep in liquid in order to saturate thoroughly; steep.
7.
to wet thoroughly; saturate or drench.
8.
to permeate thoroughly, as liquid or moisture does.
9.
Metallurgy. to heat (a piece) for reworking.
10.
Informal. to intoxicate (oneself) by drinking an excess of liquor.
11.
Slang. to beat hard; punish severely: I was soaked for that mistake.
12.
to extract or remove by or as by soaking (often followed by out ): to soak a stain out of a napkin.
13.
Slang. to overcharge: He was soaked by the waiter.
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noun
14.
the act or state of soaking or the state of being soaked.
15.
the liquid in which anything is soaked.
16.
Slang. a heavy drinker.
17.
Australian. any small area of land, as near a spring or at the foot of a hill, that becomes swamplike or holds water after a period of heavy rain.
Verb phrases
18.
soak up,
a.
to absorb or take in or up by absorption: Blotting paper soaks up ink.
b.
to absorb with one's mind or senses; take in: to soak up information.
c.
Slang. to drink to excess: He can really soak up the booze.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English soken, Old English sōcian; akin to suck

Related forms
soak·er, noun
soak·ing·ly, adverb
o·ver·soak, verb
re·soak, verb
un·soaked, adjective
well-soaked, adjective

Synonyms
2, 4. seep. 7. See wet. 8. infuse, penetrate.

Antonyms
7. dry.
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soak (səʊk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—vb (when intr, usually foll by in or into)
1.  to make, become, or be thoroughly wet or saturated, esp by immersion in a liquid
2.  (of a liquid) to penetrate or permeate
3.  (tr; usually foll by in or up) (of a permeable solid) to take in (a liquid) by absorption: the earth soaks up rainwater
4.  (tr; foll by out or out of) to remove by immersion in a liquid: she soaked the stains out of the dress
5.  (tr) metallurgy to heat (a metal) prior to working
6.  informal to drink excessively or make or become drunk
7.  slang (US), (Canadian) (tr) to overcharge
8.  slang (Brit) (tr) to put in pawn
 
—n
9.  the act of immersing in a liquid or the period of immersion
10.  the liquid in which something may be soaked, esp a solution containing detergent
11.  another name for soakage
12.  informal (Brit) a heavy rainfall
13.  slang a person who drinks to excess
 
[Old English sōcian to cook; see suck]
 
'soaker
 
—n
 
'soaking
 
—n, —adj

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Word Origin & History

soak
O.E. socian (related to sucan "to suck"), from P.Gmc. *sukon (cf. W.Flem. soken), from PIE base *seue- "to take liquid" (see sup (2)). Slang meaning "to overcharge" first recorded 1895.
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Slang Dictionary

soak definition


  1. in.
    to drink heavily; to get drunk. (See also soaked.) : The two old ladies put on their coats and went out to soak.
  2. n.
    a drinking bout. : Both guys declined to go out and stayed home and enjoyed a soak in front of the TV.
  3. n.
    a drunkard. : Some old soak lay moaning in the gutter.
  4. tv.
    to overcharge someone; to extort money from someone. : They soaked me for twenty dollars for the parts, but at least it runs now.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

soak up

  1. Absorb, take in, as in I lay there, soaking up the sun, or She often went to hear poets read their work, soaking up every word. This usage, alluding to absorbing a liquid, dates from the mid-1500s.

  2. Drink to excess, as in She can really soak up her beer.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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