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SPONGE ON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sponge on mean?
• SPONGE ON (verb)
The verb SPONGE ON has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: SPONGE ON used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Apply with a sponge
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
The painter sponged on his washes
Hypernyms (to "sponge on" is one way to...):
apply; put on (apply to a surface)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Context examples
I returned, sought the sponge on the washstand, the salts in my drawer, and once more retraced my steps.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
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