hit the bottle vs soak

hit the bottle is not a noun while soak is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hit the bottle	No	No	Yes	No
soak	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, soak is a hyponym of hit the bottle; that is, soak is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hit the bottle:

Other hyponyms of hit the bottle include tank, port, claret, bar hop, pub-crawl, bib, tipple, hit it up, inebriate, souse, wine, carry, hold.

hit the bottle (noun)	soak (noun)
	washing something by allowing it to soak
	the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)

hit the bottle (verb)	soak (verb)
consume alcohol	fill, soak, or imbue totally
	cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
	heat a metal prior to working it
	become drunk or drink excessively
	make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
	beat severely
	submerge in a liquid
	rip off; ask an unreasonable price
	leave as a guarantee in return for money