transitive verb

1. to make thoroughly wet; drench or saturate soaked to the skin by the rain
2. to submerge or keep in a liquid, as for thorough wetting, softening, for hydrotherapy, etc.
3. 1. to take in (liquid) by sucking or absorbing: usually with up
   2. to absorb by exposure to it to soak up sunshine
4. 1. to take in mentally, esp. with little effort to soak up knowledge
   2. to immerse (oneself) in some study or branch of learning
5. ☆ Informal to charge heavily or too dearly; overcharge
6. ☆ Slang to give a heavy blow to

Etymology: ME soken < OE socian < base of sucan: see suck

intransitive verb

1. to stay immersed in water or other liquid for wetting, softening, etc.
2. to pass or penetrate as a liquid does; permeate rain soaking through his coat
3. to become absorbed mentally the fact soaked into his head

noun

1. the act or process of soaking
2. the state of being soaked
3. liquid used for soaking or steeping
4. Slang a drunkard