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   sponger

   /ˈspʌn(d)ʒə/

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   • 1. a person who lives at others' expense. informal, derogatory
   • 2. a person who applies decoration to pottery with a sponge.

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   What is a sponge person?

   • a person or thing that sponges. a person who habitually borrows or lives at the expense of others; parasite. a person or boat engaged in gathering sponges. informal.

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   What does sponger mean?

   • Define sponger. sponger synonyms, sponger pronunciation, sponger translation, English dictionary definition of sponger. n. 1. One that gathers sponges. 2. Informal A person who sponges on others; a parasite.

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   What does it mean to be like a sponge?

   • A sponge is able to absorb a large amount of liquid into it. In this context, being like a sponge as a human means being able to absorb a lot of information.

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   What is a sponge skeleton?

   • 1. a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water. 3. a sponge pudding or cake.

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   Are spongers genetically related?

   • We welcome feedback: report an example sentence to the Collins team. Read more… Additionally, they found high levels of genetic relatedness from spongers suggesting recent ancestry and the existence of a phenomenon researchers call a sponging eve.

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   What finally told the sponge to move out of their house?

   • Noun The passage does not provide information on what caused the sponge to leave their house in the Merriam-Webster article. It only mentions that the sponge is used for absorbing liquids and can be used to clean surfaces. Verb She sponged up the spilt milk. He sponged off his face. She sponged the dirt off her shirt.

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3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSPONGER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe someone as a sponger, you mean that they sponge off other people or organizations.

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   sponger. (ˈspʌndʒə) n. 1. informal a person who lives off other people by continually taking advantage of their generosity; parasite or scrounger. 2. (Fishing) a person or ship employed in collecting sponges.

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   noun. informal. a person who lives off other people by continually taking advantage of their generosity; parasite or scrounger. a person or ship employed in collecting sponges.

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    noun. ˈspənj. Synonyms of sponge. 1. a (1) : an elastic porous mass of interlacing horny fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals (phylum Porifera) and is able when wetted to absorb water. (2) : a piece of sponge (as for scrubbing) (3) : a porous rubber or cellulose product used similarly to a sponge. b.