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draw the sponge over the slate

draw the sponge over 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 over the slate

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

Questions about draw the sponge over the slate

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

Words near draw the sponge over the slate in the dictionary

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

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