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Word: Sponge
Speech Type: Verb
Old English sponge (in sponge (sense 2 of the noun)), via Latin from Greek spongia, later form of spongos, reinforced in Middle English by Old French esponge
spʌn(d)ʒ
wipe or clean with a wet sponge or cloth
Short Definition:wipe or clean with wet sponge or cloth
Examples:- she sponged him down in an attempt to cool his fever
obtain or accept money or food from other people without doing or intending to do anything in return
Short Definition:obtain or accept money or food from other people without doing or intending to do anything in return
Examples:- they found they could earn a perfectly good living by sponging off others
