Meaning of sponge
Definition of sponge
(noun)
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; "she soaks up
foreign
languages
like
a sponge"
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
(verb)
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
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