Usually means: Absorb, take in, or assimilate.
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  1. soak up: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. soak up: Vocabulary.com
  3. soak up: Wiktionary
  4. soak up: Dictionary.com
  5. soak up: Rhymezone
  6. soak up: Free Dictionary
  7. soak up: Mnemonic Dictionary
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  1. soak up: Encyclopedia

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  1. soak up: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (soak up)

verb:  To absorb or draw in a substance, especially all of that substance.
verb:  (figurative, by extension) To absorb or deflect a series of actions; to endure a behavior from someone.
verb:  (idiomatic) To learn, especially passively or eagerly; to allow an experience to affect oneself.
verb:  To enjoy some effects.

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