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passed a sponge over the slate

passed a sponge over the slate is the simple past and past participle 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.

Questions about passed a sponge over the slate

What is passed a sponge over the slate the simple past and past participle of?
Passed a sponge over the slate is the simple past and past participle of pass a sponge over the slate.

Words near passed a sponge over the slate in the dictionary

  1. passe-partouts
  2. passecaille
  3. passecailles
  4. passed
  5. passed a good time
  6. passed a sponge over the slate
  7. passed a stool
  8. passed along
  9. passed around
  10. passed around like a blunt
  11. passed as

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