washing something by allowing it to soak पर्याय: soak,
the act of making something completely wet; "he gave it a good drenching" पर्याय: drenching, souse, sousing,
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" पर्याय: soak, soakage,