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sops up

sops up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sop up.

Meaning of sop up

Verb

sop up (third-person singular simple present sops up, present participle sopping up, simple past and past participle sopped up)

  1. (transitive) To absorb, to soak up.
    • The smell of my vomit was overpowering. I thought I might retch again. Quickly, I gathered up some paper towels and sopped up my mess.2011, May-lee Chai, Dragon Chica, page 217

Questions about sops up

What is sops up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sops up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sop up.

Words near sops up in the dictionary

  1. soprocide
  2. sopromidine
  3. Sopron
  4. sops
  5. sops of wine
  6. sops up
  7. sops-in-wine
  8. sopsavine
  9. sopsavines
  10. sopska salad
  11. Sopuru

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