sponge up

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sponge up - absorb as if with a sponge; "sponge up the spilled milk on the counter"

imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, absorb, suck, take up, take in, draw - take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"

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