sop up

British  

verb

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

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Example Sentences

And if cash can’t buy it, just use it to sop up the mess.

From Salon

A hedge-fund strategy known as the “basis trade” has helped sop up more Treasury issuance.

From MarketWatch

“I’m always thinking about sopping up flavors,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The BOJ’s interest-rate increases may help by bankrupting some of Japan’s zombie companies that sop up resources with no hope of turning a profit.

From The Wall Street Journal

But if there aren’t enough home listings to sop up that demand, then price growth—which has petered out to a rate slower than wage growth—could reignite.

From Barron's

Related Words

• consume
• ingest
• swallow
• take in