sponge on

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [spuhnj on, awn]
- /spʌndʒ ɒn, ɔn/
- /spʌndʒ ɒn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spuhnj on, awn]
- /spʌndʒ ɒn, ɔn/

Definitions of sponge on words

noun sponge on any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies. 1
noun sponge on the light, yielding, porous, fibrous skeleton or framework of certain animals or colonies of this group, especially of the genera Spongia and Hippospongia, from which the living matter has been removed, characterized by readily absorbing water and becoming soft when wet while retaining toughness: used in bathing, in wiping or cleaning surfaces, etc. 1
noun sponge on any of various other similar substances, often porous rubber or cellulose, used for washing or cleaning. 1
noun sponge on sponge bath. 1
noun sponge on a person or thing that absorbs something freely: His mind is a sponge gathering historical data. 1
noun sponge on a person who persistently borrows from or lives at the expense of others; sponger; parasite. 1

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Origin of sponge on

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; (noun) Middle English, Old English < Latin spongia, spongea < Greek spongiā́; (v.) Middle English spongen to clean with a sponge, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Sponge on

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sponge on popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for sponge on

verb sponge on

beg — If you beg someone to do something, you ask them very anxiously or eagerly to do it.
bummed — depressed, upset, distressed, annoyed, etc.
bumming — a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler.
call on — If you call on someone to do something or call upon them to do it, you say publicly that you want them to do it.
call upon — to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.

All 8 Synonyms of sponge on