sop up

phrasal 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

Use the accompanying tortillas (corn or flour) to sop up every drop or build your own juicy taco right there at the table. —Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 10 Dec. 2025

Serve with garlic bread for the perfect savory accompaniment that will conveniently help sop up every last bit of cheese and marinara sauce. —Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025

Tortas Ahogadas El Príncipe Heredero A torta ahogada—a soggy, spicy, stick-in-your-stomach meal that’s perfect for sopping up all the tequila from the night before—is a signature of the city. —David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025

Try this Vinegar Chicken With Figs; the sauce is sticky and buttery, best sopped up with a hunk of bread. —The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for sop up

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