səuk v. & n. --v. 1 tr. & intr.
make or
become thoroughly
wet through saturation with or in
liquid. 2 tr. (of
rain etc.)
drench. 3 tr. (foll. by
in, up) a
absorb (liquid). b
acquire (knowledge etc.) copiously. 4 refl. (often foll. by in) steep (oneself) in a
subject of
study etc. 5 intr. (foll. by in,
into, through) (of liquid) make
its way or
penetrate by saturation. 6 tr. colloq.
extract money from by an
extortionate charge,
taxation, etc. (soak
the rich). 7 intr. colloq.
drink persistently,
booze. 8 tr. (as soaked adj.)
very drunk. --n. 1 the
act of soaking or the
state of
being soaked. 2 a drinking-bout. 3 colloq. a
hard drinker. øøsoakage n. soaker n. soaking n. & adj. [OE socian rel. to soc
sucking at the
breast, sucan SUCK]