| VERB | contact | sop up, absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, suck up, draw, take in, take up | take in, also metaphorically |
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| consumption | sop up, take in, suck in, take up | take up as if with a sponge |
| Meaning | take in, also metaphorically. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, suck up, draw, take in, take up | |
| Narrower | blot | dry (ink) with blotting paper |
| sponge up | absorb as if with a sponge | |
| wipe up, mop up, mop | To wash or wipe with or as if with a mop | |
| Spanish | absorber | |
| Catalan | absorbir | |
| Meaning | take up as if with a sponge. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | take in, suck in, take up | |
| Broader | consume, ingest, take in, take, have | Serve oneself to, or consume regularly |
| Spanish | absorber, chupar, sorber | |
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