sponge bath

sponge bath
a bath in which the bather is cleaned by a wet sponge or washcloth dipped in water, without getting into a tub of water.
[1855-60]

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  • sponge bath — n a bath in which water is applied to the body without actual immersion * * * a bath in which the patient s body is not immersed in water but is rubbed with a wet cloth or sponge …   Medical dictionary

  • sponge bath — n. a bath taken by using a wet sponge or cloth without getting into water or under a shower …   English World dictionary

  • sponge bath — sponge ,bath noun count an occasion when you wash your body with a cloth or sponge, but you do not use a BATHTUB or shower …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sponge bath — noun you wash your body with a sponge or washcloth instead of in a bathtub • Hypernyms: ↑washup, ↑bathing * * * noun : a bath in which water is applied to the body without actual immersion * * * a bath in which the bather is cleaned by a wet… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sponge bath — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sponge bath : singular sponge bath plural sponge baths an occasion when you wash your body with a cloth or sponge, but you do not use a bath or shower …   English dictionary

  • sponge bath — {n.} A bath with a cloth or sponge and a little water. * /During the drought the family had only sponge baths./ * /The family took sponge baths because they had no bathtub./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sponge bath — {n.} A bath with a cloth or sponge and a little water. * /During the drought the family had only sponge baths./ * /The family took sponge baths because they had no bathtub./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • sponge\ bath — noun A bath with a cloth or sponge and a little water. During the drought the family had only sponge baths. The family took sponge baths because they had no bathtub …   Словарь американских идиом

  • sponge bath — noun A type of bathing, usually conducted in hospitals, which involves washing someone with a sponge. Usually the person being washed is bed ridden …   Wiktionary

  • sponge bath — /ˈspʌndʒ baθ/ (say spunj bahth) noun the washing of the body with a wet sponge or cloth, rather than by immersing in water …  

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