sponge


Definition: Meaning of, sponge in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / spʌn(d)ʒ /

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sponge sponges
  1. [uncountable and countable] a piece of a soft natural or artificial substance full of small holes, which can suck up liquid and is used for washing
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  2. [countable] a simple sea creature from which natural sponge is produced
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  3. [singular] British English an act of washing something with a sponge
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  4. [uncountable and countable] British English a light cake made from flour, sugar, butter and eggs
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  5. [countable] a SPONGER
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
sponge sponged sponged
Present Participle Third Person Singular
sponging sponges
  1. also sponge down [transitive] to wash something with a wet cloth or sponge
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  2. [intransitive] informal to get money, free meals etc from other people, without doing anything for them - used to show disapproval
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  3. [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to remove liquid or a mark with a wet cloth or sponge
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  4. [transitive] to put paint on a surface using a sponge
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sponge used in phrases

  • Madeira sponge (noun)
    1. a rich sponge cake with close texture; intended to be eaten with a glass of Madeira wine
  • Victoria sponge (noun)
    1. a cake consisting of two layers of sponge cake with a jelly filling in between
  • chuck up the sponge (verb)
    1. give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
  • glass sponge (noun)
    1. with glassy spicules a siliceous sponge of the class Hyalospongiae
  • loufah sponge (noun)
    1. the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer
  • sponge bag (noun)
    1. a small bag for carrying the things that you need to wash with
  • sponge bath (noun)
    1. you wash your body with a sponge or face cloth instead of in a bathtub
  • sponge cake (noun)
    1. a light cake made from flour, sugar, butter and eggs
  • sponge cloth (noun)
    1. especially in a loose honeycomb weave any soft porous fabric
  • sponge down (verb)
    1. clean with a sponge, by rubbing
    2. wash with a sponge
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sponge used in phrasal verbs

  • sponge off (phrasal verb)
    1. sponge off someone to ask for money and other things from someone such as a friend or relative and make no effort to give them anything or to pay for anything yourself
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