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spongesnounpl. of sponge 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 bloodsuckers, freeloaders, free riders, hangers-on, leeches, moochers, parasites, spongers dependentsdeadbeats, idlersflunkies(also flunkeys), henchmen, lackeys, satellites, stooges, sycophants, toadies, yes-mencheapskates, misers, niggards, pikers, scrooges, skinflints, tightwads benefactors, philanthropists, supporters to take in (something liquid) through small openingsthe ground quickly sponged up the much-needed rain absorbs, drinks, imbibes, soaks (up), sucks (up), takes up gulps, guzzles, quaffs, sips, slurps, swallows, swigs, swills 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 freeloads, mooches leechesbegsexploits, uses |