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English Definition
    verb
  1. absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up: take in, also metaphorically "The sponge absorbs water well", "She drew strength from the minister's words"
  2. take in, sop up, suck in, take up: take up as if with a sponge