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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Sponge \Sponge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sponged (sp[u^]njd); p.
     pr. & vb. n. Sponging (sp[u^]n"j[i^]ng).]
     1. To cleanse or wipe with a sponge; as, to sponge a slate or
        a cannon; to wet with a sponge; as, to sponge cloth.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To wipe out with a sponge, as letters or writing; to
        efface; to destroy all trace of. --Hooker.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Fig.: To deprive of something by imposition. ``How came
        such multitudes of our nation . . . to be sponged of their
        plate and their money?'' --South.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Fig.: To get by imposition or mean arts without cost; as,
        to sponge a breakfast. --Swift.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Sponge \Sponge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sponged; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Sponging.]
     1. To cleanse or wipe with a sponge; as, to sponge a slate or
        a cannon; to wet with a sponge; as, to sponge cloth.
  
     2. To wipe out with a sponge, as letters or writing; to
        efface; to destroy all trace of. --Hooker.
  
     3. Fig.: To deprive of something by imposition. ``How came
        such multitudes of our nation . . . to be sponged of their
        plate and their money?'' --South.
  
     4. Fig.: To get by imposition or mean arts without cost; as,
        to sponge a breakfast. --Swift.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sponged
     vb.
     (infl of en sponge  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  sponged
     vb.
     (infl of en sponge  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  sponged
     vb.
     (infl of en sponge  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  sponged
     vb.
     (infl of en sponge  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sponged
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s ponge d)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sponged
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en sponge ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb sponge)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Sponged /spˈʌndʒd/
  مسح