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Meaning of "sponge down" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPONGE DOWN

sponge down play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPONGE DOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sponge down is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES SPONGE DOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sponge down in the English dictionary

The definition of sponge down in the dictionary is to wipe clean with a damp sponge or cloth. Other definition of sponge down is the act or instance of sponging down.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPONGE DOWN

sponge
sponge bag
sponge bath
sponge cake
sponge cloth
sponge finger
sponge mop
sponge pudding
sponge rubber
sponge-down
spongeable
spongebag
spongelike
spongeous
sponger
spongeware
spongicolous
spongier
spongiest
spongiform

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPONGE DOWN

back down
break down
bring the house down
cut down
down
get down
go down
hands down
hold down
lay down
put down
ride down
sit down
step down
take down
turn down
up and down
upside down
when the chips are down
wind down
write down

Synonyms and antonyms of sponge down in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sponge down» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPONGE DOWN

Find out the translation of sponge down to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sponge down from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sponge down» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

海绵下降
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

esponja abajo
570 millions of speakers

English

sponge down
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नीचे स्पंज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاسفنج أسفل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

губка вниз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esponja para baixo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্পঞ্জ নিচে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

éponger
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spons turun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abwaschen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ダウンスポンジ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아래 스폰지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spons mudhun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xốp xuống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடற்பாசி கீழே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पंज खाली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sünger aşağı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pulire con una spugna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gąbka dół
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

губка вниз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tamponați
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σφουγγάρι κάτω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spons af
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svamp ned
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

svamp ned
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sponge down

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPONGE DOWN»

The term «sponge down» is used very little and occupies the 171.215 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPONGE DOWN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sponge down» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sponge down» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sponge down

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPONGE DOWN»

Discover the use of sponge down in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sponge down and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
SpongeBob SquarePants You Can't Keep a Good Sponge Down
SpongeBob SquarePants and his marine creature friends unlock the secrets to happiness.
David Lewman, 2004
2
The Chambers Dictionary
set a sponge to leaven a small mass of dough for use in leavening a large quantity; sponge down to clean or wipe with a sponge (» sponge': down); throw up (or in) the sponge to acknowledge defeat by throwing into the air the sponge with ...
Allied Chambers, 1998
3
Hands-On Bible Explorations: 52 Fun Activities for Christian ...
Ask an adult to use the ice pick to make two holes about 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart in the center of pull the sponge down the string in a jerky motion. A loud sound much like that of a clucking rooster will be heard. Change the motion of pulling the ...
Janice VanCleave, 2007
4
Let Tomorrow Come
As she spoke she added some surgical alcohol to the water in the bowl to aid evaporation of the fluid from the skin, and proceeded to sponge down the man quickly, starting with his torso. Gradually, Leroy began to show more signs that he  ...
Rebecca Lang, 2011
5
Diccionari UB: anglès-català
... diners 2) v intr col-loq viure de gorra: they don't work, they just sponge on the taxpayer • no treballen, simplement viuen de gorra del contribuent ->to sponge down v tr sep netejar amb una esponja: you'll have to sponge down the car seat to ...
‎2008
6
The Dolphins of Shark Bay
Dodger vanishes and reappears with her sponge. Down she goes again. We're drifting over a murky thirty-three-foot-deep (ten-meter-deep) channel washed by a fast-flowing current. Not many people have seen Dodger's workplace, but Eric is ...
Pamela S. Turner, 2013
7
Elementary Lessons in Hygiene and Temperance
Cold or slightly tepid baths are excellent, and young people should be encouraged to form the good health habit of taking a cold bath or a sponge-down every morning. It helps to keep the skin clean ; it is a good tonic, bracing and steadying ...
F. L. Mather, 1907
8
The Ultimate Rubber Stamping Technique Book
Apply paint to the heart stamp as follows: Wipe the sponge down the right half of the heart. Rotate the sponge so that the paint color that appears in the center of the heart will now be on the right side of the sponge. Wipe the sponge down the ...
Gail Green, 1999
9
Textbook of Cosmetic Dermatology
A preapplication test is performed hy pressing the sponge down on the hack of the hand to determine the amount of pressure that will he required to match the surrounding imperfections near or on the camouflaged site. 1f the pressure is ...
Robert Baran, Howard I. Maibach, 1998
10
101 Cool Pool Games for Children: Fun and Fitness for ...
... is on a diagonal from them. Every time a player drops the sponge, it becomes more soaked. Players are not allowed to wring the sponge. It must stay heavy and wet. The players continue to pass the sponge down the line and back again.
Kim Rodomista, 2006

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPONGE DOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sponge down is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Agar gives Milan's cathedral a sponge down
Removing salt and soot deposits from historical stone monuments and buildings just got a lot simpler thanks to Italian researchers who have developed a ... «Chemistry World, Mar 14»
2
33-Lb. Cat Sponge Bob Dies
Sponge Bob, the onetime 33-lb. cat, had gone from the shelter to a loving home ... becoming more limited, the Farrells made the decision to put Sponge down. «People Magazine, Aug 12»

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