sop up

“There was also a man whose cell was covered in mold and water and he was using his clothes to sop up the water,” Broder said.

You want something that can sop up all that terrific sauce!

Use these towels to sop up grease from plates, pans, skillets, bowls and so forth.

We like serving it with mild-tasting lentils and warmed flatbread to sop up the juices.

But deforestation and climate change are degrading the Amazon and its ability to sop up carbon from the atmosphere.