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 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.
 3. Fig.: To deprive of something by imposition. “How came such multitudes of our nation . . . to be sponged of their plate and their money?”
 4. Fig.: To get by imposition or mean arts without cost; as, to sponge a breakfast.