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Meaning of sponge

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  sponge
      n 1: 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
      2: someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and
         easily; "she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge" [syn:
         {quick study}, {sponge}]
      3: a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the
         host) in hope of gain or advantage [syn: {leech}, {parasite},
         {sponge}, {sponger}]
      4: primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is
         supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in
         sessile colonies [syn: {sponge}, {poriferan}, {parazoan}]
      v 1: wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
      2: ask for and get free; be a parasite [syn: {mooch}, {bum},
         {cadge}, {grub}, {sponge}]
      3: erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard
      4: soak up with a sponge
      5: gather sponges, in the ocean

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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