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draw a sponge across the slate

draw a sponge across the slate is the alternative form of draw a sponge over the slate.

Meaning of draw a sponge over the slate

Verb

draw a sponge over the slate (third-person singular simple present draws a sponge over the slate, present participle drawing a sponge over the slate, simple past drew a sponge over the slate, past participle drawn a sponge over the slate)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of wipe the slate clean.

Forms of draw a sponge across the slate

third-person singular presentdraws a sponge across the slate
present participledrawing a sponge across the slate
pastdrew a sponge across the slate
past participledrawn a sponge across the slate

Questions about draw a sponge across the slate

What is draw a sponge across the slate the alternative form of?
Draw a sponge across the slate is the alternative form of draw a sponge over the slate.

Words near draw a sponge across the slate in the dictionary

  1. draw a line
  2. draw a line in the sand
  3. draw a line under
  4. draw a long bow
  5. draw a sober breath
  6. draw a sponge across the slate
  7. draw a sponge over the slate
  8. draw a straight furrow
  9. draw a veil over
  10. draw a wet sponge across the slate
  11. draw a wet sponge over the slate

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