Definition of Sponge

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Sponge

Any one of numerous species of Spongiae, or Porifera. See Illust. and Note under Spongiae.

The elastic fibrous skeleton of many species of horny Spongiae (keratosa), used for many purposes, especially the varieties of the genus Spongia. The most valuable sponges are found in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, and on the coasts of Florida and the West Indies.

One who lives upon others; a pertinaceous and indolent dependent; a parasite; a sponger.

Any spongelike substance.

Dough before it is kneaded and formed into loaves, and after it is converted into a light, spongy mass by the agency of the yeast or leaven.

Iron from the puddling furnace, in a pasty condition.

Iron ore, in masses, reduced but not melted or worked.

A mop for cleaning the bore of a cannon after a discharge. It consists of a cylinder of wood, covered with sheepskin with the wool on, or cloth with a heavy looped nap, and having a handle, or staff.

The extremity, or point, of a horseshoe, answering to the heel.

To cleanse or wipe with a sponge; as, to sponge a slate or a cannon; to wet with a sponge; as, to sponge cloth.

To wipe out with a sponge, as letters or writing; to efface; to destroy all trace of.

Fig.: To deprive of something by imposition.

Fig.: To get by imposition or mean arts without cost; as, to sponge a breakfast.

To suck in, or imbile, as a sponge.

Fig.: To gain by mean arts, by intrusion, or hanging on; as, an idler sponges on his neighbor.

To be converted, as dough, into a light, spongy mass by the agency of yeast, or leaven.

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Sponge Quotations

I have an orthopedic pillow that's made out of a sponge material. I have a plate in my throat, and I have to be careful or I could end up with a bad neck in the morning. That pillow is a must everywhere I go.
Lee Trevino

Officials at the White House are saying that President Bush hasn't changed his schedule much since the war started. The main difference, they say, is that he's started watching the news and taping Sponge Bob.
Conan O'Brien

Alas for the affairs of men! When they are fortunate you might compare them to a shadow; and if they are unfortunate, a wet sponge with one dash wipes the picture away.
Aeschylus

Ah, lives of men! When prosperous they glitter - Like a fair picture; when misfortune comes - A wet sponge at one blow has blurred the painting.
Aeschylus

I'm not a sponge exactly, but I find that something I look at is a great opportunity for ideas.
Martha Stewart

Flames from the lips may be produced by holding in the mouth a sponge saturated with the purest gasoline.
Harry Houdini

The last movie I did, I was very lucky: I got to work with probably the best actor of our era, Billy Bob Thornton. He's just incredible. I was like a sponge: I soaked up everything he had to say.
Tim McGraw

A sponge has that much absorbent capability and after a while you can pour water over it and nothing stays.
Itzhak Perlman

I drink no more than a sponge.
Francois Rabelais

A sponge sees everything? A sponge sees nothing.
Lawrence Tierney

Sponge Translations

sponge in Danish is svamp
sponge in Dutch is afsponzen
sponge in Finnish is sieni
sponge in German is Schwamm
sponge in Italian is spugna
sponge in Portuguese is esponja
sponge in Spanish is esponja

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