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Verb: sponge up
  1. Absorb as if with a sponge
    "sponge up the spilled milk on the counter"

Derived forms: sponges up, sponging up, sponged up

Type of: absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up

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