Soak up like a sponge Crossword Clue

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Soak up like a sponge Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. consume all of one’s attention or time
2. take up, as of debts or payments

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SPONGE (noun)
1. someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily
2. a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
SPONGE (verb)
1. ask for and get free; be a parasite
2. erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard
LIKE (verb)
1. prefer or wish to do something
2. feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard
LIKE (adjective)
1. resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
2. conforming in every respect
LIKE (noun)
1. a similar kind
2. a kind of person

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