sop up

verb

sopped up; sopping up; sops up

: to remove (a liquid) from a surface by using soft paper, bread, etc.

He sopped up the gravy with pieces of bread.

Examples of sop up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Locals know to bring their own drinks and bread to sop up any flavorful broth. — Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026

The dish, served with crusty bread or corn tortillas for sopping up all the tasty juices, is a nourishing, flavorful meal that brings a fresh perspective on Mexican food to the table. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2026

Or the company just sops up every available dollar and the edifice crumbles, which is a very realistic possibility. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 June 2026

The dish originated at Coconuts Fort Lauderdale, where it’s served with bread to sop up the savory butter medley that settles at the bottom of the bowl. — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 30 May 2026

Rhymes for sop up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup