Definitions for soak up
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Princeton's WordNet
absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up(verb)
take in, also metaphorically
"The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
steep, immerse, engulf, plunge, engross, absorb, soak up(verb)
devote (oneself) fully to
"He immersed himself into his studies"
Wiktionary
soak up(Verb)
absorb
Translations for soak up
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
soak up(adjective)
to draw in or suck up; to absorb
You'd better soak that spilt coffee up with a cloth.
- opsuig, sponsAfrikaans
- يَمتَصArabic
- всмуквамBulgarian
- absorverPortuguese (BR)
- vysátCzech
- aufwischenGerman
- suge op; tørre opDanish
- απορροφώ, μαζεύωGreek
- absorberSpanish
- imema, imamaEstonian
- تو كشيدن؛ جذب كردنFarsi
- imeyttääFinnish
- absorberFrench
- לִספּוֹגHebrew
- सोख लेनाHindi
- upiti, usisatiCroatian
- felitatHungarian
- menyerapIndonesian
- drekkaí sigIcelandic
- asciugareItalian
- 吸い取るJapanese
- 흡수하다Korean
- sugertiLithuanian
- iesūkt; uzsūkt; nosusinātLatvian
- mengelapMalay
- opslorpenDutch
- trekke/suge oppNorwegian
- wchłaniać, ścieraćPolish
- تو كشيدن؛ جذب كردنPersian
- جذبولPashto
- absorverPortuguese
- a absorbiRomanian
- промокатьRussian
- vysaťSlovak
- vpijatiSlovenian
- pokupitiSerbian
- suga uppSwedish
- ซับThai
- emmekTurkish
- 吸收(水等)Chinese (Trad.)
- промокатиUkrainian
- جذب کر لینا، چوس لیناUrdu
- thấm, ngấmVietnamese
- 吸收（水等）Chinese (Simp.)
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