A quick clean of something with a sponge.

Synonym of throw up the sponge

(figuratively, informal, derogatory) Someone who or something that takes the fun out of life; a killjoy.

sponge (animal, Porifera)

Hippospongia lachne, a marine sponge.

Any species of the class Hexactinellida of sponges, which have a skeleton made of four- and/or six-pointed siliceous spicules.

plural of sponge bag

(UK, Australia) A bag for carrying toiletries, as when travelling.

Any of many sponges, of the class Sclerospongiae, that have a massive skeleton made of calcium carbonate

A porous, grayish-black form of platinum.