soak

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”
Synonyms
- soakage, soaking
Less specific
- natural process, natural action, action, activity
washing something by allowing it to soak
Synonyms
- soaking
Less specific
- wash, washing, lavation

submerge in a liquid; “I soaked in the hot tub for an hour”
Less specific
- immerse, plunge
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
Synonyms
- overcharge, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook
Antonym
- undercharge
Less specific
- cheat, rip off, chisel
More specific
- extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring
Entails
- charge, bill
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; “souse water on his hot face”
Synonyms
- drench, douse, dowse, sop, souse
Less specific
- wet
More specific
- brine, bedraggle, draggle, bate, ret, sluice, flush
leave as a guarantee in return for money; “pawn your grandfather’s gold watch”
Synonyms
- pawn, hock
Less specific
- consign, charge
beat severely
Less specific
- beat, beat up, work over
make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
Synonyms
- intoxicate, inebriate
Less specific
- affect
More specific
- befuddle, fuddle
become drunk or drink excessively
Synonyms
- souse, inebriate, hit it up
Less specific
- drink, booze, fuddle
fill, soak, or imbue totally; “soak the bandage with disinfectant”
Synonyms
- imbue
Less specific
- impregnate, saturate
More specific
- steep, infuse, brew
heat a metal prior to working it
Less specific
- heat, heat up