sop up
verb
(tr, adverb) to mop or take up (spilt water, etc) with or as if with a sponge
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How to use sop up in a sentence
He couldn't get anything that would sop up oil and hold a light for half a minute.
Where the Pavement Ends | John RussellShe flung a towel down to sop up the tiny flood, and saw it swiftly crimson before her eyes.
A Sheaf of Corn | Mary E. MannI remember one of them used a slice of bread to sop up blood like gravy.
The Night of the Long Knives | Fritz Reuter LeiberLike sponges they sop up the limited quantity of selling chances they happen to get.
Certain Success | Norval A. HawkinsAnd it's surprising ain't it, what a lot of information you can sop up when you do the sponge act in earnest?
Torchy, Private Sec. | Sewell Ford
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