"sponge out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sponges out [present, singular, third-person], sponging out [participle, present], sponged out [participle, past], sponged out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} sponge out (third-person singular simple present sponges out, present participle sponging out, simple past and past participle sponged out)
  1. (transitive) To clean the inside of (something) by using a sponge. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-sponge_out-en-verb-WkkyxPID Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 8 27 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (out): 59 14 27
  2. (transitive) To remove by using a sponge. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-sponge_out-en-verb-DSJDkBeY
  3. (figurative, transitive) To remove (something, especially debts). Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-sponge_out-en-verb-rOQH~Jmq

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for sponge out meaning in English (1.6kB)

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