sponge off

1. 1.

   clean with a sponge, by rubbing

   Synonymssponge down

   Broaderrub

Questions about sponge off

What does sponge off mean?

sponge off means "clean with a sponge, by rubbing".

What is another word for sponge off?

Close synonyms include sponge down. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sponge off a common word?

sponge off is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.