sponge up

verb

To clean with a sponge

“I sponged up the juice spill.”

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Meanings

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

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

  1. transitiveTo clean with a sponge

    I sponged up the juice spill.

  2. transitiveTo soak up, like a sponge

    The ground was so dry it sponged up all that rain.

  3. transitiveTo treat (something), such as to wetten, with a sponge.

    You have to sponge up the roller with cold water.

Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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