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soak up vs sponge up

sponge up vs soak up

soak up and sponge up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
soak up No No Yes No
sponge up No No Yes No
As verbs, sponge up is a hyponym of soak up; that is, sponge up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than soak up:
  • soak up: take in, also metaphorically
  • sponge up: absorb as if with a sponge
Other hyponyms of soak up include mop, mop up, wipe up, blot.
soak up (verb) sponge up (verb)
devote (oneself) fully to absorb as if with a sponge
take in, also metaphorically
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