Thesaurus: sponging

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Sponge
2. a. & n. from Sponge, v.
3. a. & n. from Sponge, v. Sponging house (Eng. Law), a bailiff's or other house in which debtors are put before being taken to jail, or until they compromise with their creditors. At these houses extortionate charges are commonly made for food, lodging, etc.
4. a. & n. from Sponge, v. Sponging house (Eng. Law), a bailiff'sor other house in which debtors are put before being taken to jail,or until they compromise with their creditors. At these housesextortionate charges are commonly made for food, lodging, etc.
5. v wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten v ask for and get free; be a parasite v erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard v soak up with a sponge v gather sponges, in the ocean