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Sponge off

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sponge downverbTo clean with a sponge
sponge bathnounA type of bathing, usually conducted in hospitals, which involves washing someone with a sponge. Usually the person being washed is bed-ridden.
wash offverb(ambitransitive, ditransitive) To remove (or be removed) by washing; to clean off (dirt or the thing that it is besmirching) by washing.
wipe offverb(transitive, literally) To remove (something such as dirt) by wiping.
rinse offverbTo clean by rinsing.
spongingnounThe application of a sponge.
sweat offverb(transitive, informal) To lose (weight) by sweating (from heavy exercise, sauna etc.).
sponge bagnoun(UK, Australia) A bag for carrying toiletries, as when travelling.
peel offverb(transitive) To remove (an outer layer or covering, such as clothing).
brush offverb(idiomatic) To disregard (something), to dismiss or ignore (someone), as unimportant.
spongelikenounLike a sponge; spongy.
rub offverb(intransitive, idiomatic) To be transferred with little or no effort.
slough offverbTo discard something useless or unwanted.
sponginessnounThe property of being spongy.
washclothnounA small cloth used to wash the face and body.
whisk offverb(transitive, idiomatic) to rapidly remove.
pop offverb(intransitive, informal) To leave and return in a short time.
strip offverb(transitive) To remove anything by stripping, e.g. items of clothing or paint from the side of a ship.
sponginnounA horny, sulfur-containing protein, related to keratin, that forms the skeletal structure of certain classes of sponges. A proteinaceous compound of which the spicules in Demospongiae are composed.
tear offverb(intransitive) To leave or depart rapidly.

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