wipe up vs absorb

wipe up and absorb both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
wipe up	No	No	Yes	No
absorb	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, absorb is a hypernym of wipe up; that is, absorb is a word with a broader meaning than wipe up:

Other hypernyms of wipe up include draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up.

wipe up (verb)	absorb (verb)
to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop	cause to become one with
	take up mentally
	consume all of one's attention or time
	devote (oneself) fully to
	take in, also metaphorically
	become imbued
	assimilate or take in
	take up, as of debts or payments
	suck or take up or in