sop sth up
— phrasal verb with sop uk/sɒp/us/sɑːp/verb -pp-
to absorb liquid into a piece of something solid:
It's surprising how much milk the bread sops up.
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Physical & chemical processes
- addition reaction
- adiabatic
- adsorb
- advection
- alpha decay
- corrode
- degradable
- diffraction
- dissolve
- exothermic reaction
- impregnate
- processus
- redox
- refraction
- rehydrate
- saponification
- scald
- secretion
- suction
- the carbon cycle
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