Definitions for soaking

Overview of noun soaking

The noun soaking has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) soak, soakage, soaking

(the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); "a good soak put life back in the wagon")

2. drenching, soaking, souse, sousing

(the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching")

3. soak, soaking

(washing something by allowing it to soak)

Overview of verb soak

The verb soak has 9 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)

1. (4) soak

(submerge in a liquid; "I soaked in the hot tub for an hour")

2. (1) overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook

(rip off; ask an unreasonable price)

3. (1) drench, douse, dowse, soak, sop, souse

(cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face")

4. pawn, soak, hock

(leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch")

5. soak

(beat severely)

6. intoxicate, soak, inebriate

(make drunk (with alcoholic drinks))

7. souse, soak, inebriate, hit it up

(become drunk or drink excessively)

8. soak, imbue

(fill, soak, or imbue totally; "soak the bandage with disinfectant")

9. soak

(heat a metal prior to working it)

Overview of adv soaking

The adv soaking has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. soaking, sopping, dripping

(extremely wet; "dripping wet"; "soaking wet")