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draw the sponge across the slate

draw the 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 the sponge across the slate

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

Questions about draw the sponge across the slate

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

Words near draw the sponge across the slate in the dictionary

  1. draw the curtains
  2. draw the line
  3. draw the long bow
  4. draw the longbow
  5. draw the short straw
  6. draw the sponge across the slate
  7. draw the sponge over the slate
  8. draw the wet sponge across the slate
  9. draw the wet sponge over the slate
  10. draw through
  11. draw to a close

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