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spongenoun a person who is supported by or seeks support from another without making an adequate returnfinally told the sponge to move out of their house and to get a job bloodsucker, free rider, freeloader, hanger-on, leech, moocher, parasite, sponger dependentdeadbeat, idlerflunky(also flunkey or flunkie), henchman, lackey, satellite, stooge, sycophant, toady, yes-mancheapskate, miser, niggard, piker, scrooge, skinflint, tightwad benefactor, philanthropist, supporter to take in (something liquid) through small openingsthe ground quickly sponged up the much-needed rain absorb, drink, imbibe, soak (up), suck (up), take up gulp, guzzle, quaff, sip, slurp, swallow, swig, swill to live by relying on someone else's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibilityshe's been sponging off of her friends while she tries to land an entry-level job on Wall Street freeload, mooch leechbegexploit, use n.parasite, sycophant, toady, leech, sponge mean a usually obsequious flatterer or self-seeker.parasite applies to one who clings to a person of wealth, power, or influence or is useless to society.a jet-setter with an entourage of parasites sycophant adds to this a strong suggestion of fawning, flattery, or adulation.a powerful prince surrounded by sycophants toady emphasizes the servility and snobbery of the self-seeker.cultivated leaders of society and became their toady leech stresses persistence in clinging to or bleeding another for one's own advantage.a leech living off his family and friends sponge stresses the parasitic laziness, dependence, and opportunism of the cadger.a shiftless sponge, always looking for a handout before the 12th century |