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. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
SOAK
Soak, v. i.
1. To lie steeping in water or other liquid; to become sturated; as, let the cloth lie and soak.
2. To enter (into something) by pores or interstices; as, water soaks into the earth or other porous matter.
3. To drink intemperately or gluttonously. [Slang]
SOAKAGE
Soak"age, n.
Defn: The act of soaking, or the state of being soaked; also, the quantity that enters or issues by soaking.