If someone soaks, they spend a long time in a hot bath, because they enjoy it. What I need is to soak in a hot tub. [VERB]

Oregonian: ‘Hot spring season’: Why fall is the perfect time to soak in Oregon’s natural hot springs

‘Hot spring season’: Why fall is the perfect time to soak in Oregon’s natural hot springs

soak, saturate, drench, steep, impregnate mean to permeate or be permeated with a liquid. soak implies usually prolonged immersion as for softening or cleansing.

[ I/T ] To soak something means to leave it in liquid for a period of time, esp. to clean or soften it:

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The Denver Post: Soak your aches away at these 10 Colorado hot springs

To soak is to immerse something completely in a liquid for a period of time, usually to soften, clean, or absorb the liquid. It can also refer to any process where something slowly takes in a attribute, influence or quality over a period of time.

As autumn’s chill creeps into the Pacific Northwest, there’s no better time to sink into Oregon’s natural hot springs. On a recent episode of the Peak Northwest podcast, hosts Jamie Hale and Chiara ...