"sponge down" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sponge downs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sponge down (plural sponge downs)
  1. A quick clean of something with a sponge.
    Sense id: en-sponge_down-en-noun-cgfN1nlw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (down) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (down): 87 13

Verb

Forms: sponges down [present, singular, third-person], sponging down [participle, present], sponged down [participle, past], sponged down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} sponge down (third-person singular simple present sponges down, present participle sponging down, simple past and past participle sponged down)
  1. To clean with a sponge
    Sense id: en-sponge_down-en-verb-YHppiw-M

Inflected forms

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