Sponge | Mean of sponge in English Dictionary

/ˈspʌnʤ/

• Noun
• a piece of light natural or artificial material that becomes soft when it is wet, is able to take in and hold liquid, and is used for washing or cleaning
1. a kitchen sponge
2. His mind is (like) a sponge. [=he remembers a lot of information easily]
• a type of sea animal from which natural sponges are made
• someone who gets something from someone else without doing or paying anything in return
1. He's a lazy sponge.

• a device like a sponge that is used by women to prevent pregnancy
1. a contraceptive sponge
• Verb
• to clean or wipe (something) with a sponge
1. He sponged the table.
2. She sponged up the spilt milk.
3. He sponged off his face.
4. She sponged the dirt off her shirt.
• to put (paint) on a surface with a sponge
1. She sponged the paint on the walls. = She sponged the walls.
• to get money, food, etc., from (someone) without doing or paying anything in return
1. She always sponges meals from us.
2. She lives at home and sponges off her parents.