verb
Meaning 1
To clean with a sponge
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- I sponged up the juice spill.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
sponge up
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verb
Meaning 2
To soak up, like a sponge
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- The ground was so dry it sponged up all that rain.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To treat (something), such as to wetten, with a sponge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- You have to sponge up the roller with cold water.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
absorb as if with a sponge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- sponge up the spilled milk on the counter
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
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