"sponge up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: sponges up [present, singular, third-person], sponging up [participle, present], sponged up [participle, past], sponged up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} sponge up (third-person singular simple present sponges up, present participle sponging up, simple past and past participle sponged up)
  1. (transitive) To clean with a sponge Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-sponge_up-en-verb-YHppiw-M
  2. (transitive) To soak up, like a sponge Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-sponge_up-en-verb-97EdvtGt
  3. (transitive) To treat (something), such as to wetten, with a sponge. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-sponge_up-en-verb-NEfV-pY6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 26 67 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 10 34 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 30 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 17 76
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