sponge up

sponge something up

to absorb or take up moisture, as with a sponge. I had to sponge the spilled milk up from the floor, the chair, the table, and the baby. What a mess! Liz sponged up the water.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Tutku	-	Turkish
Kaylie	KAY-lee	English (Modern)
Christy (2)	-	Scottish, Irish
Benedictus	bay-nə-DIK-tus (Dutch)	Late Roman, Dutch
Paulina	pow-LEE-nah (Spanish, Polish), paw-LEEN-ə (English)	Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Swedish, Lithuanian, English, Ancient Roman
Mavuto	mah-VOO-to	Southern African, Chewa