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pass the sponge across the slate

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

Meaning of pass a sponge over the slate

Verb

pass a sponge over the slate (third-person singular simple present passes a sponge over the slate, present participle passing a sponge over the slate, simple past and past participle passed a sponge over the slate)

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

Forms of pass the sponge across the slate

third-person singular presentpasses the sponge across the slate
present participlepassing the sponge across the slate
past participlepassed the sponge across the slate
pastpassed the sponge across the slate

Questions about pass the sponge across the slate

What is pass the sponge across the slate the alternative form of?
Pass the sponge across the slate is the alternative form of pass a sponge over the slate.

Words near pass the sponge across the slate in the dictionary

  1. pass the mantle
  2. pass the parcel
  3. pass the phone
  4. pass the pikes
  5. pass the river
  6. pass the sponge across the slate
  7. pass the sponge over the slate
  8. pass the time
  9. pass the time of day
  10. pass the torch
  11. pass the trash

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