sponge up

/spəndʒ əp/
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Other forms: sponged up; sponging up; sponges up

Definitions of sponge up
  1. verb
    absorb as if with a sponge
    “sponge up the spilled milk on the counter”
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    type of:
    absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up
    take in a liquid
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