1. (noun)sponge a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used Synonyms: leech, parazoan, sponger, poriferan, quick study, parasite
2. (noun)quick study, sponge someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily Synonyms: leech, parazoan, sponger, poriferan, sponge, quick study, parasite
3. (noun)leech, parasite, sponge, sponger a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage Synonyms: sponger, parasite, parazoan, hirudinean, sponge, leech, bloodsucker, quick study, poriferan
4. (verb)sponge, poriferan, parazoan primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies Synonyms: leech, parazoan, sponger, poriferan, sponge, quick study, parasite
5. (verb)sponge wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten Synonyms: bum, grub, cadge, mooch
6. (verb)mooch, bum, cadge, grub, sponge ask for and get free; be a parasite Synonyms: loaf, shnorr, arse around, cadge, frig around, schnorr, lounge around, arse about, waste one's time, loll around, bum around, scrounge, bum, lounge about, sponge, grub, loll, mooch, bum about
7. (verb)sponge erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard Synonyms: bum, grub, cadge, mooch
8. (verb)sponge soak up with a sponge Synonyms: bum, grub, cadge, mooch
9. (verb)sponge gather sponges, in the ocean Synonyms: bum, grub, cadge, mooch
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'sponge'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. sponge To clean is to make clean by removing dirt, impurities, or soil of any kind. Cleanse implies a worse condition to start from, and more to do, than clean. Hercules cleansed the Augean stables. Synonyms: cleanse, brush, dust, purify, scour, sponge, wash, clean, lave, rinse, scrub, sweep, wipe, disinfect, mop Antonyms: befoul, bespatter, debase, deprave, soil, stain, taint, besmear, contaminate, defile, pollute, spoil, sully, vitiate, besmirch, corrupt
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