Sponge Synonyms
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Synonyms for Sponge
sponge off
*To use another's money
To cover or impregnate with liquid.
To subject to light rubbing or friction, as with a cloth or paper, in order to clean or dry.
To manage to get or find by hunting around
A person who spends time in the company of another person or of a group out of admiration or for personal gain.
To get or try to get something free of charge; sponge:
A person who is intrusively or overly dependent upon another; a parasite.
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Any of a subclass (Hirudinea) of mostly flattened, annelid worms living in water or wet earth and having a well-developed sucker at each end: most are bloodsuckers, and one species (Hirudo medicinalis) has been used in medicine, esp. in former times, to bleed patients
(Biol.) A plant or animal that lives on or in an organism of another species from which it derives sustenance or protection without benefit to, and usually with harmful effects on, the host
(Informal) A person who habitually imposes on others for free food, lodging, etc.; sponger
A drunkard.
A drunken person, esp. a drunkard
One who drinks alcoholic beverages habitually and excessively.
(Slang, former) Alcoholic liquor
The act or process of soaking:
Something kept or steeped in pickle; especially, the pickled ears, feet, etc., of swine.
To take advantage of the charity, generosity, or hospitality of others.
parazoan
Any of the subkingdom (Parazoa) of animals, consisting only of the phylum of sponges, having two tissue layers only and lacking a nervous system and true digestive cavity
(Informal) A person who, though able to work, depends on others for food, money, etc.
1888, Frances Aymar Mathews, His Way and Her Will, p81
To pass time idly; loaf. Often used with around.
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To be removed by washing
One who is habitually drunk.
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(Informal) Entirely; wholly:
To use a mop to wash or dry surfaces:
To borrow something.
An irresistible physical or psychological need, especially for a chemical substance.
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