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sponge down

/spʌndʒ daʊn/

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verb

/spʌndʒ daʊn/B2formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, означающий очистку поверхности или предмета с помощью влажной губки.

A phrasal verb meaning to clean a surface or object by wiping it with a wet sponge.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

  1. Clean with a spongeinformal

    To clean a surface or object by wiping it with a damp sponge.

    ruПротереть губкой

    • She sponged down the kitchen counter after cooking.
    • He sponged down the car to remove the dust.
    • The nurse sponged down the patient's forehead to cool him.

    Synonymscleanspongewash

    Antonymsdirtysoilstain

  2. Wash someone gentlyformal

    To wash someone's body using a sponge, often for those who cannot bathe themselves.

    ruОбмыть губкой

    • The caregiver sponged down the elderly man every morning.
    • After the surgery, the nurse sponged down the patient carefully.
    • She sponged down her baby with warm water.

    Synonymsbathecleansespongewash

Forms
  • sponged down past participle
  • sponged down past simple
  • sponging down present participle
  • sponges down third person singular

Base verbsponge