sponge

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈspʌndʒ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/spʌndʒ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(spunj)

Inflections of 'sponge' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
sponges
v 3rd person singular
sponging
v pres p
sponged
v past
sponged
v past p

sponge
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Sense: Clean
Synonyms:
Sense: To use another's money
Synonyms:
leech Collocations, sponge off, freeload, scrounge, mooch, bum, borrow Collocations, cadge, tap Collocations, touch Collocations


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