Sponge Meaning

There are 9 meaning(s) for word Sponge

Meaning 1 : someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily

    Example : she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge

    Synonyms : quick study
Meaning 2 : ask for and get free; be a parasite

    Synonyms : bum,  cadge,  grub,  mooch
Meaning 3 : a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

    Synonyms : leech,  parasite,  sponger
Meaning 4 : primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies

    Synonyms : parazoan,  poriferan
Meaning 5 : 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

Meaning 6 : erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard

Meaning 7 : gather sponges, in the ocean

Meaning 8 : soak up with a sponge

Meaning 9 : wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten

How to Pronounce Sponge

  • spəndʒ