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sponge up

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To clean with a sponge
    transitive
  2. To soak up, like a sponge
    transitive
  3. To treat (something), such as to wetten, with a sponge.
    transitive

Examples

“I sponged up the juice spill⟳.”
“The ground was so dry it sponged up all that rain⟳.”
“You have⟳ to sponge up the roller with cold water.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

sponged sponged down sponged out sponged up spongeing sponges

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