Their land shall be soaked with blood.
Isa. xxiv. 7.
3. To draw in by the pores, or through small passages; as, a sponge
soaks up water; the skin soaks in moisture.
4. To make (its way) by entering pores or interstices; -- often with
through.
The rivulet beneath soaked its way obscurely through wreaths of
snow.
Sir W. Scott.