Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sponge

plural of sponge

simple past tense and past participle of sponge

plural of spong

(countable) Any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica.

(intransitive, slang) To take advantage of the kindness of others. / (transitive, intransitive with on or upon) To get by imposition; to scrounge.

(obsolete) A long and narrow piece of land, resembling a tongue, especially a short peninsula.

present participle of sponge

The application of a sponge.

plural of sponging