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sponge up: absorb as if with a sponge; "sponge up the spilled milk on the counter"

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Related Words:

dele collapse

efface collapse: make inconspicuous; "efface oneself"

feed on collapse: be sustained by; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor"

obliterate collapse: remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"; do away with completely, without leaving a trace

cross out collapse

Turkish bath collapse: you sweat in a steam room before getting a rubdown and cold shower; a steam room where facilities are available for a bath followed by a shower and massage

sweat bath collapse

whirlpool bath collapse

sauna collapse: a Finnish steam bath; steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks

expunge collapse

drink up collapse

soak up collapse

erase collapse: remove from memory or existence; "The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915"; wipe out magnetically recorded information; remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; "Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!"

rub out collapse

lounge lizard collapse: a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him

blot out collapse

adsorption collapse: the accumulation of molecules of a gas to form a thin film on the surface of a solid

sorption collapse: the process in which one substance takes up or holds another (by either absorption or adsorption)

absorbent collapse: having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.); "as absorbent as a sponge"

rule out collapse: dismiss from consideration or a contest; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"; include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules

delete collapse: remove or make invisible; "Please delete my name from your list"

osmose collapse

slurp up collapse

adsorb collapse: accumulate (liquids or gases) on the surface

sorb collapse: acid gritty-textured fruit; take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption

strainer collapse: a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through

bloodsucker collapse

sponger collapse: a workman employed to collect sponges

raze collapse

moisten collapse: make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows"

humidify collapse: make (more) humid; "We have a machine that humidifies the air in the house"

colander collapse: bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods

barnacle collapse: marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces

filter in collapse

wood pulp collapse: wood that has been ground to a pulp; used in making cellulose products (as rayon or paper)

seep in collapse

adsorbent collapse: a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance; having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface

rummy collapse: a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards

dehumidify collapse: make less humid; "The air conditioner dehumidifies the air in the summer"

towel collapse: a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping; wipe with a towel; "towel your hair dry"

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