Main Entry: ²sponge

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): sponged; spong·ing

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 : to cleanse, wipe, or moisten with or as if with a sponge
2 : to erase or destroy with or as if with a sponge —often used with out
3 : to get by sponging on another
4 : to absorb with or as if with or in the manner of a spongeintransitive verb 1 : to absorb, soak up, or imbibe like a sponge
2 : to get something from or live on another by imposing on hospitality or good nature <sponged off of her sister>
3 : to dive or dredge for sponges

— spong·er noun