You may be able to pay further contributions to your pension, which can soak up some unused tax relief.
The plants soak up moisture from the soil, then give the moisture back into the air through a process called transpiration.
The human had spent most of the evening pacing around the cell, trying to make some sense of everything, stopping only briefly to eat, in an effort to soak up all the alcohol.
Go out to the beach and soak up some sun.
A Natural with the ability to soak up energy and redirect it, the red-haired Magician was channeling everything she pulled from the Others to him.