sponge down

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sponge down

vb (tr, adverb)

to wipe clean with a damp sponge or cloth

the act or instance of sponging down

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Verb	1.	sponge down - clean with a sponge, by rubbing sponge off rub - move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"
	2.	sponge down - wash with a sponge lave, wash - cleanse (one's body) with soap and water

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w>sponge down

vt sep person → (schnell) waschen; walls also → abwaschen; horse → abreiben

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