"draw a sponge over the slate" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: draws a sponge over the slate [present, singular, third-person], drawing a sponge over the slate [participle, present], drew a sponge over the slate [past], drawn a sponge over the slate [participle, past]
Etymology: In reference to a wet sponge being used to wipe a writing slate clean. Head templates: {{en-verb|draw<,,drew,drawn> a sponge over the slate}} draw a sponge over the slate (third-person singular simple present draws a sponge over the slate, present participle drawing a sponge over the slate, simple past drew a sponge over the slate, past participle drawn a sponge over the slate)
  1. (obsolete) Synonym of wipe the slate clean. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: pass a sponge over the slate, wipe the slate clean [synonym, synonym-of], draw a sponge across the slate, draw a wet sponge across the slate, draw a wet sponge over the slate, draw the sponge across the slate, draw the sponge over the slate, draw the wet sponge across the slate, draw the wet sponge over the slate
    Sense id: en-draw_a_sponge_over_the_slate-en-verb-ct38bmeC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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