sponge out

verb

To clean the inside of (something) by using a sponge.

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Meanings

verbsponge out (third-person singular simple present sponges out, present participle sponging out, simple past and past participle sponged out)

present singular third person sponges out · participle present sponging out · participle past sponged out · past sponged out

  1. transitiveTo clean the inside of (something) by using a sponge.
  2. transitiveTo remove by using a sponge.
  3. figurativelytransitiveTo remove (something, especially debts).
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APA

sponge out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sponge%20out

MLA

“sponge out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sponge%20out. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sponge out,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sponge%20out.

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