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   sponge

   /spʌn(d)ʒ/

   noun

   • 1. a primitive sedentary aquatic invertebrate with a soft porous body that is typically supported by a framework of fibres or calcareous or glassy spicules. Sponges draw in a current of water to extract nutrients and oxygen.
   • 2. a piece of a soft, light, porous absorbent substance originally consisting of the fibrous skeleton of an aquatic invertebrate but now usually made of synthetic material, used for washing and cleaning.
   • ▪ an act of wiping or cleaning with a sponge: "they gave him a quick sponge down"
   • ▪ a soft, light, porous substance used as padding or insulating material: "the headguard is padded with sponge"
   • ▪ a barrier contraceptive in the form of a piece of soft, light, porous material impregnated with spermicide and inserted into a woman's vagina.
   • ▪ metal in a porous form, typically prepared by reduction without fusion or by electrolysis: "platinum sponge"
   • 3. a light cake made by beating eggs with sugar, flour, and usually butter or other fat: British "a chocolate sponge"
   • ▪ short for sponge pudding
   • 4. a person who lives at someone else's expense. informal, derogatory
   • 5. a heavy drinker. informal

   verb

   • 1. wipe or clean with a wet sponge or cloth: "she sponged him down in an attempt to cool his fever"
   • ▪ remove or wipe away (liquid or a mark) with a sponge or cloth: "I'll go and sponge this orange juice off my dress"
   • ▪ give a decorative effect to (a painted surface) by applying a different shade of paint with a sponge: "she repainted the walls white, then sponged them in turquoise, green, and lilac"
   • ▪ decorate (pottery) using a sponge.
   • 2. obtain or accept money or food from other people without doing or intending to do anything in return: informal "they found they could earn a perfectly good living by sponging off others"
   • ▪ obtain (money or food) from someone without doing anything in return: "he edged closer, clearly intending to sponge money from her"

   Word Origin Old English (in sponge (sense 2 of the noun)), via Latin from Greek spongia, later form of spongos, reinforced in Middle English by Old French esponge.

   Derivatives

   • 1. spongeable adjective
   • 2. sponge-like adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSPONGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SPONGE definition: 1. a soft substance that is full of small holes and can absorb a lot of liquid, and is used for…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › spongeSponge Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SPONGE is an elastic porous mass of interlacing horny fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals (phylum Porifera) and is able when wetted to absorb water. How to use sponge in a sentence.

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   Sponge definition: any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.. See examples of SPONGE used in a sentence.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › spongeSponge - definition of sponge by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. a. Any of numerous aquatic, chiefly marine filter-feeding invertebrate animals of the phylum Porifera, characteristically having a porous skeleton composed of fibrous material or siliceous or calcareous spicules and often forming colonies attached to an underwater surface. Also called poriferan. b.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsponge noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   noun. /spʌndʒ/ [countable] a piece of artificial or natural material that is soft and light and full of holes and can hold water easily, used for washing or cleaning. a bath sponge (= to wash your body with in the bath) (figurative) His mind was like a sponge, ready to absorb anything. Wipe the surface with a damp sponge.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSPONGE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A sponge is a light cake or pudding made from flour, eggs, sugar, and sometimes fat. It makes a superb filling for cakes and sponges. 6. verb. If you say that someone sponges off other people or sponges on them, you mean that they regularly get money from other people when they should be trying to support themselves. [informal, disapproval]

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › spongeSponge - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A sponge has holes and soaks up liquid. One kind of sponge is a water-dwelling animal with a soft body and an asymmetrical shape. But the kind of sponge you use to clean the kitchen is usually man-made.