sponge up

Verb

 * 1)  To clean with a sponge
 * I sponged up the juice spill.
 * 1)  To soak up, like a sponge
 * The ground was so dry it sponged up all that rain.
 * 1)  To treat (something), such as to wetten, with a sponge.
 * You have to sponge up the roller with cold water.