sop up (Meaning)

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sop up (v)

take in, also metaphorically

take up as if with a sponge

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The mop was unable to sop up all the spilled milk.
I used a cloth to sop up the rain that had seeped into my car.
The cat's tongue was perfect for sopping up the last remnants of milk from its bowl.
The kitchen towels were well-suited for sopping up grease splatters.
The sponge was too wet to sop up any more liquid.
The waiter quickly mopped up the spilled wine with a clean napkin.
The floor mat sopped up most of the dirt from our shoes.
The towels were placed strategically to sop up any water that might trickle from the leaky faucet.
The sponge could effortlessly sop up even the smallest drops of water.
The strong rain soaked into the ground before it could be sopped up by the drainage system.

take in, also metaphorically, take up as if with a sponge

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The mop was unable to sop up all the spilled milk.

I used a cloth to sop up the rain that had seeped into my car.

The cat's tongue was perfect for sopping up the last remnants of milk from its bowl.

The kitchen towels were well-suited for sopping up grease splatters.