Usually means: Absorb liquid using absorbent material.
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  1. sop up: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. sop up: Merriam-Webster
  3. sop up: Collins English Dictionary
  4. sop up: Vocabulary.com
  5. sop up: Wiktionary
  6. sop up: Dictionary.com
  7. sop up: Rhymezone
  8. sop up: FreeDictionary.org
  9. sop up: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. sop up: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ verb:  (transitive) To absorb, to soak up.

Similar:
soak up, suck up, absorb, suck, suck in, imbibe, draw, take up, take in, soak, more...

Opposite:
drip, pour, spill, leak, drain

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Similar:
soak up, suck up, absorb, suck, suck in, imbibe, draw, take up, take in, soak, more...

Opposite:
drip, pour, spill, leak, drain



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