garner vs sponge

sponge vs garner

garner and sponge both are nouns.

garner and sponge both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
garner	Yes	No	Yes	No
sponge	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, sponge is a hyponym of garner; that is, sponge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than garner:

garner: assemble or get together
sponge: gather sponges, in the ocean

Other hyponyms of garner include marshal, mobilise, mobilize, summon, rake, glean, harvest, reap, club, hive, salvage, scavenge, come up, muster, muster up, rally, summon, round up, cull, pick, pluck, nut, snail, bird-nest, birdnest, nest, oyster, pearl, clam, shock, heap up, pile up, stack up.

garner (noun)	sponge (noun)
a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed	primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies
	a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
	someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily
	a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used

garner (verb)	sponge (verb)
assemble or get together	wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
store grain	erase with a sponge; as of words on a blackboard
acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions	soak up with a sponge
	gather sponges, in the ocean
	ask for and get free; be a parasite

Difference between garner and sponge

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