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.
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For comparison, our planet typically sops up about 50 to 100 metric tons of space debris each day.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2025
The chunky, crusty croutons are just right for sopping up the delicious broth.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
The chicken was outrageously juicy, shredded into succulent hunks that sopped up a brick-red-colored mole made from roasted tomatoes, chiles and onions with ground sesame and pumpkin seeds.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Chemicals and cleaning products: Paper towels are compostable if they have been used to sop up natural cleaners, such as vinegar or baking soda.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2025
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2025
The chunky, crusty croutons are just right for sopping up the delicious broth.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
The chicken was outrageously juicy, shredded into succulent hunks that sopped up a brick-red-colored mole made from roasted tomatoes, chiles and onions with ground sesame and pumpkin seeds.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Chemicals and cleaning products: Paper towels are compostable if they have been used to sop up natural cleaners, such as vinegar or baking soda.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for sop up
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“Sop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sop%20up. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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