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pass the wet sponge across the slate

pass the wet 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 wet sponge across the slate

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

Questions about pass the wet sponge across the slate

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

Words near pass the wet sponge across the slate in the dictionary

  1. pass the sponge over the slate
  2. pass the time
  3. pass the time of day
  4. pass the torch
  5. pass the trash
  6. pass the wet sponge across the slate
  7. pass the wet sponge over the slate
  8. pass through
  9. pass through the hands
  10. pass through the pikes
  11. pass throughs

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