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Meaning of "sponge-down" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPONGE-DOWN

sponge-down  [ˈspʌndʒˌdaʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPONGE-DOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sponge-Down is 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.

WHAT DOES SPONGE-DOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sponge-down in the English dictionary

The definition of sponge-down in the dictionary is a wash with a wet sponge.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPONGE-DOWN


blowdown
ˈbləʊˌdaʊn
breakdown
ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn
cooldown
ˈkuːlˌdaʊn
countdown
ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn
cutdown
ˈkʌtˌdaʊn
drawdown
ˈdrɔːˌdaʊn
godown
ˈɡəʊˌdaʊn
hoedown
ˈhəʊˌdaʊn
markdown
ˈmɑːkˌdaʊn
meltdown
ˈmɛltˌdaʊn
pastedown
ˈpeɪstˌdaʊn
pull-down
ˈpʊlˌdaʊn
showdown
ˈʃəʊˌdaʊn
shutdown
ˈʃʌtˌdaʊn
slowdown
ˈsləʊˌdaʊn
smackdown
ˈsmækˌdaʊn
step-down
ˈstɛpˌdaʊn
sundown
ˈsʌnˌdaʊn
teardown
ˈtɛərˌdaʊn
touchdown
ˈtʌtʃˌdaʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPONGE-DOWN

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPONGE-DOWN

broken-down
button-down
close-down
down
dressing-down
hand-me-down
lie-down
low-down
one-down
put-down
right-down
run-down
scaled-down
sit-down
stripped-down
top-down
trickle-down
up-and-down
upside-down
warm-down
watered-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 -down
570 millions of speakers

English

sponge-down
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्पंज से नीचे
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 -down
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্পঞ্জ-ডাউন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

éponge vers le bas
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Span-down
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schwamm -down
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スポンジダウン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스폰지 다운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bolongan-mudhun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xốp xuống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நுரைப்பஞ்சுப் கீழே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पंज-डाउन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

süngerle kurulama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sponge -down
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

burete - jos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σφουγγάρι - κάτω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spons -down
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svamp - ner
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 171.216 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
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
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
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
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
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
7
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
8
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
9
The Complete Photo Guide to Felting
Press the wet sponge down over the netting and fibers. Keep pressing the sponge down over the fibers to remove all the air from the wool and completely dampen the wool. s w t f j Tiihnigui Hot water can cause the outer layers of the wool to ...
Ruth Lane, 2012
10
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

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
Tim Key: My reaction when opening my wardrobe is the same as …
He agreed, hopped in the shower, gave himself a good old sponge-down, visited my wardrobe as instructed and returned to the lounge a new man. But not in a ... «The Independent, Aug 14»
2
Fiat takes its no-frills Doblo upmarket
Fido's decision to chase a rabbit through a mudbath required no more than an end-of-walkies bucket and sponge-down, not nail-biting over stained carpets and ... «Financial Times, May 10»

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