English / phrasal verb
Wipe up
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To clean up a spilled liquid from a floor or surface using a cloth or sponge
In context
01
Please wipe up that spilled boiling soup immediately so insects aren't drawn to our picnic table.
02
We had to wipe up rainwater that leaked inside the vestibule during the midnight storm.
Synonyms
mop up,absorb,clean up
Antonyms
spill,pour,scatter
Collocations
wipe up a spill,wipe up water,wipe up a mess