soaking

Meanings

• the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)
• the act of making something completely wet
• washing something by allowing it to soak
• submerge in a liquid
• rip off; ask an unreasonable price
• cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
• leave as a guarantee in return for money
• beat severely
• make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
• become drunk or drink excessively
• fill, soak, or imbue totally
• heat a metal prior to working it
• extremely wet
  • "soaking wet"

Synonyms

douse, dowse, drench, drenching, dripping, fleece, gazump, hit it up, hock, hook, imbue, inebriate, intoxicate, overcharge, pawn, pluck, plume, rob, soak, soakage, sop, sopping, souse, sousing, surcharge