sop up

verb

1. tr, adverb to mop or take up (spilt water, etc) with or as if with a sponge

Example Sentences

“There was also a man whose cell was covered in mold and water and he was using his clothes to sop up the water,” Broder said.

From Los Angeles Times

You want something that can sop up all that terrific sauce!

From Salon

Use these towels to sop up grease from plates, pans, skillets, bowls and so forth.

From Seattle Times

We like serving it with mild-tasting lentils and warmed flatbread to sop up the juices.

From Washington Times

But deforestation and climate change are degrading the Amazon and its ability to sop up carbon from the atmosphere.

From Salon

Related Words

• consume
• ingest
• swallow
• take in