1. (

• sponge

) wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten ;

2. (

• mooch ,
• bum ,
• cadge ,
• grub ,
• sponge

) ask for and get free; be a parasite ;

3. (

• sponge ,

) erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard ;

4. (

• sponge ,

) soak up with a sponge ;

5. (

• sponge ,

) gather sponges, in the ocean ;