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mop up vs soak up

soak up vs mop up

mop up is a noun but soak up is not a noun.

mop up and soak up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mop up Yes No Yes No
soak up No No Yes No
As verbs, soak up is a hypernym of mop up; that is, soak up is a word with a broader meaning than mop up:
  • mop up: to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
  • soak up: take in, also metaphorically
Other hypernyms of mop up include absorb, draw, imbibe, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up.
mop up (noun) soak up (noun)
a concluding action
mop up (verb) soak up (verb)
finish a task completely devote (oneself) fully to
defeat thoroughly take in, also metaphorically
to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
Difference between mop up and soak up

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