English verb: sponge up | |||
1. | sponge up (contact) absorb as if with a sponge | ||
Samples | Sponge up the spilled milk on the counter. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up | ||