engelska-eesti översättning av sponge
Definition av sponge
- Any of various marine invertebrates, mostly of the phylum ''Porifera'', that have a porous skeleton often of silica
- A piece of porous material used for washing (originally made from the invertebrates, now often made of plastic
- A porous material such as sponges consist of
- A type of light cake
- A type of steamed pudding
- A person who takes advantage of the generosity of others (abstractly imagined to absorb or soak up the money or efforts of others like a sponge
- A form of contraception that is inserted vaginally; a w:Contraceptive sponge|contraceptive sponge
- A mop for cleaning the bore of a cannon after a discharge. It consists of a cylinder of wood, covered with sheepskin with the wool on, or cloth with a heavy looped nap, and having a handle, or staff
- A nuclear power plant worker routinely exposed to radiation
- To take advantage of the kindness of others
- To get by imposition; to scrounge
- To deprive of something by imposition
- To clean, soak up, or dab with a sponge
- To wipe out with a sponge, as letters or writing; to efface; to destroy all trace of
- To be converted, as dough, into a light, spongy mass by the agency of yeast or leaven
Exempel
- He has been sponging off his friends for a month now
- to sponge a breakfast
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