sponge up
English
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editsponge up (third-person singular simple present sponges up, present participle sponging up, simple past and past participle sponged up)
- (transitive) To clean with a sponge
- I sponged up the juice spill.
- (transitive) To soak up, like a sponge
- The ground was so dry it sponged up all that rain.
- (transitive) To treat (something), such as to wetten, with a sponge.
- You have to sponge up the roller with cold water.