n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: sponged ; spong · ing
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to cleanse, wipe, or moisten with or as if with a sponge
2 : to erase or destroy with or as if with a sponge ― often used with out
3 : to get by sponging on another
4 : to absorb with or as if with or in the manner of a sponge
intransitive verb
1 : to absorb, soak up, or imbibe like a sponge
2 : to get something from or live on another by imposing on hospitality or good nature < sponged off of her sister>
3 : to dive or dredge for sponges
– spong · er noun