sponge bath

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sponge bath

A bath in which the bather is washed with a wet sponge or washcloth without being immersed.

sponge bath

a washing of the body with a wet sponge or cloth, but without immersion in water

sponge bath - An all-over washing of the body with a sponge or washcloth instead of taking a bath or shower.

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sponge bath - you wash your body with a sponge or washcloth instead of in a bathtub

washup, bathing - the act of washing yourself (or another person)

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