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sponge

/ sponge /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies
Type of:
invertebrate
Kinds of:
glass sponge
Has parts:
Porifera phylum Porifera
noun Sense 2
a porous mass of interlacing fibers the forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
Type of:
absorbent material absorbent
verb Sense 3
gather sponges, in the ocean
Type of:
gather garner collect
Derived:
poriferan parazoan sponger
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
Type of:
wipe pass over
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
soak up with a sponge
Type of:
wipe up mop up mop
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard
Type of:
erase rub out score out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 7
someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily
"she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge"
Type of:
learner scholar assimilator
noun Sense 8
a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
Type of:
follower
Derived:
mooch bum cadge grub
verb Sense 9
ask for and get free; be a parasite
Type of:
obtain
Kinds of:
freeload
Derived:
leech parasite sponger moocher cadger
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
35
Times Searched
21
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invertebrate glass sponge absorbent material absorbent gather garner collect wipe pass over wipe up mop up mop