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sponge |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sponge 1 of 5 senses of sponge Sense 2 mooch, bum, cadge, grub, sponge => freeload Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sponge 1 of 5 senses of sponge Sense 2 mooch, bum, cadge, grub, sponge => freeload Entailment of verb sponge Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb sponge 5 senses of sponge Sense 1 sponge => wipe, pass over Sense 2 mooch, bum, cadge, grub, sponge => obtain Sense 3 sponge => erase, rub out score out efface, wipe off Sense 4 sponge => wipe up mop up mop Sense 5 sponge => gather, garner, collect, pull together Familiarity of verb sponge sponge used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb sponge Sense 1 sponge => wipe, pass over -------------- Sense 2 mooch, bum, cadge, grub, sponge => obtain -------------- Sense 3 sponge => erase, rub out score out efface, wipe off -------------- Sense 4 sponge => wipe up mop up mop -------------- Sense 5 sponge => gather, garner, collect, pull together -------------- Grep of noun sponge glass sponge loufah sponge madeira sponge sponge sponge bath sponge cake sponge cloth sponge genus sponge gourd sponge mop sponge morel sponge mushroom spongefly sponger vegetable sponge Overview of noun sponge The noun sponge has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) sponge -- (a porous mass of interlacing fibers the forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used) 2. leech, parasite, sponge, sponger -- (a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage) 3. sponge, poriferan, parazoan -- (primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies) Overview of verb sponge The verb sponge has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) 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) Grep of adj sponge spongelike Overview of noun sponge The noun sponge has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) sponge -- (a porous mass of interlacing fibers the forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used) 2. leech, parasite, sponge, sponger -- (a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage) 3. sponge, poriferan, parazoan -- (primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies) Overview of verb sponge The verb sponge has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) 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)
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