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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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
AntÓN | | an-TAWN | Galician |
BÉAtrice | | - | French |
BrÓNach | | - | Irish |
Esau | | EE-saw (English) | Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek |
Haylie | | HAY-lee | English (Modern) |
Martim | | - | Portuguese |