Cleaning and Sponge

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Cleaning noun - The act of making something clean.

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Sponge and cleaning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sponge" instead the word "Cleaning" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: clean, cleaned, cleanup, clearing, cleaner

Sponge noun - A person who is supported by or seeks support from another without making an adequate return.

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Cleaning and sponge are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cleaning" instead a noun "Sponge".

Nearby Words: spongy, sponger, sponged, sponging

The Reveal that the sponge SpongeBob was cleaning the grill with was part of his tongue in "The Main Drain".

Source: Nausea Fuel / SpongeBob SquarePants
Marge gets several magazines devoted to cleaning with titles like Sponge & Vacuum.

Source: The Magazine Rule
The Liquidator on Darkwing is intimidated by "a common cleaning sponge" and (in a Shout-Out to John Kendrick Bangs' "The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall") by being locked in a freezer, as well as by cement and pudding mix(!).

Source: Logical Weakness

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