sop up

/sɑp əp/

Other forms: sopping up; sopped up; sops up

Definitions of sop up

1. verb

   take up as if with a sponge
   synonyms: suck in, take in, take up

   type of:

   consume, have, ingest, take, take in

   serve oneself to, or consume regularly
2. verb

   take in, also metaphorically
   synonyms: absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, suck, suck up, take in, take up

   types:

   mop, mop up, wipe up

   to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop

   blot

   dry (ink) with blotting paper

   sponge up

   absorb as if with a sponge

   swab, swob

   wash with a swab or a mop

   sponge

   soak up with a sponge