English dictionary
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English noun: sponge | |||
| 1. | sponge (substance) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | absorbent, absorbent material | ||
| 2. | sponge (person) someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily | ||
| Samples | She soaks up foreign languages like a sponge. | ||
| Synonyms | quick study | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assimilator, learner, scholar | ||
| 3. | sponge (person) a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage | ||
| Synonyms | leech, parasite, sponger | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | follower | ||
| 4. | sponge (animal) primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies | ||
| Synonyms | parazoan, poriferan | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | invertebrate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | glass sponge | ||
| Member meronym | phylum Porifera, Porifera | ||
English verb: sponge | |||
| 1. | sponge (contact) wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pass over, wipe | ||
| 2. | sponge (possession) ask for and get free; be a parasite | ||
| Synonyms | bum, cadge, grub, mooch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | obtain | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | freeload | ||
| 3. | sponge (contact) erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | efface, erase, rub out, score out, wipe off | ||
| 4. | sponge (contact) soak up with a sponge | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mop, mop up, wipe up | ||
| 5. | sponge (contact) gather sponges, in the ocean | ||
| Examples | In the summer they like to go out and sponge | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | collect, garner, gather, pull together | ||
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