wipe up
absorb; defeat, beat
wipe up
Verb
1. to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel"
(synonym) mop up, mop
(hypernym) absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
(hyponym) swab, swob