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Meaning of sponge up | Babel Free

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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