Definitions

sponge on

VERB

beg

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bite call on hustle scrounge

STRONG

benefit brace bum burn buzz cadge chisel freeload knock mooch nick panhandle score sponge tap touch want

WEAK

ask alms call upon clamor for dime up hit up live hand to mouth mendicate nickel up pass the hat put the bite on put the touch on solicit charity

Antonyms

WEAK

give

Example Sentences

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"We'd be given smelling salts, sponge on the neck, back out and play," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025

At Madison’s studio, she found something beautiful to put her sponge on and much more.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2022

“To me, the sponge on it is just easier to scrub a dirty floor with,” she said.

From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2021

Back in his holding room, and out of sight of Nixon, Kennedy had his media guy, Bill Wilson, sponge on the powder.

From MSNBC • Sep. 16, 2015

I returned, sought the sponge on the washstand, the salts in my drawer, and once more retraced my steps.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë