soak up

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to absorb liquid or take something in

   Phrasal verb · Separable

   soak up something / soak something up

   Usage: A noun object may come before or after up; put a personal pronoun between the verb and particle, as in soak it up.

   The dry towel could soak up the spilled water quickly.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   The dry towel could soak up the spilled water quickly.

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