sponge down

• Verbo frasal que significa limpiar una superficie u objeto frotándolo con una esponja húmeda.

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

incontable · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Clean with a spongeinformal

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

   limpiar con esponja

   • 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.

   Sinónimoscleanspongewash

   Antónimosdirtysoilstain

2. Wash someone gentlyformal

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

   lavar con esponja

   • 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.

   Sinónimosbathecleansespongewash

Verbo basesponge