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Verb: sponge down
  1. Clean with a sponge, by rubbing
    "She sponged down the counter";
    - sponge off
     
  2. Wash with a sponge
    "The nurse sponged down the patient to reduce his fever"

Derived forms: sponging down, sponges down, sponged down

Type of: lave, rub, wash