'sponge' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'sponge' with 5 example sentences.
- sponge verb
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: wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
: ask for and get free; be a parasite
: erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard
: soak up with a sponge
: gather sponges, in the ocean
- sponge noun
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: 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
: someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily
: a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
: primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies
We need to know how much water this sponge can absorb.
Sponges live at the bottom of the sea.
I saw the sponge in the sink.
He's still sponging off his father.
Please sponge the mess up off the table.