sponge

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sponge: piece of porous material for cleaning
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Noun

1.

cleaning tool

piece of porous material for cleaning
ืกึฐืคื•ึนื’ msefog
  • She used a sponge to wash the dishes.ื”ื™ื ื”ืฉืชืžืฉื” ื‘-ืกืคื•ื’ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉื˜ื•ืฃ ืืช ื”ื›ืœื™ื.
2.

marine life

marine animal with a porous body
ืกึฐืคื•ึนื’ ื™ึธื sfog yam
  • The diver found a colorful sponge on the reef.ื”ืฆื•ืœืœืŸ ืžืฆื ืกืคื•ื’ ื™ื ืฆื‘ืขื•ื ื™ ืขืœ ื”ืฉื•ื ื™ืช.
3.

exploiter

person who takes advantage of others
ื˜ึทืคึดึผื™ืœ tapil
  • He's such a sponge, always borrowing money.ื”ื•ื ืžืžืฉ ื˜ืคื™ืœ, ืชืžื™ื“ ืœื•ื•ื” ื›ืกืฃ.

Verb

1.

absorption

tr./intr.soak up liquid quickly like a cleaning clothtr./intr.
ืœึดืกึฐืคึผื•ึนื’ lispog
  • The cloth sponged up the spilled milk.ื”ืžื˜ืœื™ืช ืกืคื’ื” ืืช ื”ื—ืœื‘ ืฉื ืฉืคืš.
2.

cleaning

tr.wipe a surface using a wet absorbent padtr.
ืœึฐื ึทื’ึตึผื‘ ื‘ึดึผืกึฐืคื•ึนื’ lenagev bisfog
  • She sponged the table to remove the stains.ื”ื™ื ื ื™ื’ื‘ื” ื‘ืกืคื•ื’ ืืช ื”ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืกื™ืจ ืืช ื”ื›ืชืžื™ื.
3.

exploit

intr.take advantage of others' generosityintr.
ืœึฐื ึทืฆึตึผืœ lenatselืœึฐื”ึดืชึฐืขึทืœึตึผืง
  • He always sponges off his friends for meals.ื”ื•ื ืชืžื™ื“ ืžืชืขืœืง ืขืœ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœื• ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืืจื•ื—ื•ืช.
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Expressions with sponge: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

sponge downv.
ืœึฐื ึทืงึผื•ึนืช ื‘ึฐึผืกึฐืคื•ึนื’
She sponged down the kitchen counter after cooking.
sponge upv.
ืœึดืกึฐืคึผื•ึนื’
He used a cloth to sponge up the spilled milk.
sponge offv.
ืœึฐื ึทื’ึตึผื‘ ื‘ึฐึผืกึฐืคื•ึนื’
She sponged off the table after dinner.
sponge onv.
ืœึดื—ึฐื™ื•ึนืช ืขึทืœ ื—ึถืฉึฐืื‘ึผื•ึนื ื•ึน ืฉึถืืœ ืžึดื™ืฉึถืื”ื•ึผ
He tends to sponge on his friends for meals.
like a spongeadv.
ื›ึฐึผืกึฐืคื•ึนื’
She learns new languages like a sponge.
sponge money fromv.
ืœึฐื”ึดืชึฐืงึทื™ึตึผื ืขึทืœ ื—ึถืฉึฐืื‘ึผื•ึนืŸ
He always tries to sponge money from his friends.

Images of sponge

  • sponge: piece of porous material for cleaning
    (cleaning tool) ืกึฐืคื•ึนื’
  • sponge: marine animal with a porous body
    (marine life) ืกึฐืคื•ึนื’ ื™ึธื
  • sponge: light cake or pudding
    (food) ืขื•ึผื’ึทืช ืกึฐืคื•ึนื’

Synonyms and analogies of sponge in English

n.cleanerpadscrubberporiferansea spongefreeloaderparasitesponge cake
v.absorbsoak upcleanwipeexploitleechmoochMore synonyms

Examples of sponge in a sentence

  • The sponge absorbed all the spilled juice quickly.
  • Marine biologists study the sponge for its unique properties.
  • A sponge can filter large volumes of water daily.
  • Avoid being a sponge by contributing equally.
  • She realized her friend was a sponge after constant favors.
  • The bakery sells a variety of sponge cakes.

Translations of "sponge" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
ืกึฐืคื•ึนื’nm. - sfog

A dry sea sponge can be used to absorb spills quickly.

ืกืคื•ื’ ื™ื ื™ื‘ืฉ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืฉืžืฉ ื›ื“ื™ ืœืกืคื•ื’ ื ื•ื–ืœื™ื ืฉื ืฉืคื›ื• ื‘ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช.

ืกึฐืคื•ึนื’ึดื™ืชnf. - sfogit

In the corner of the room was a mouldy sponge left behind.

ื‘ืคื™ื ืช ื”ื—ื“ืจ ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืกืคื•ื’ื™ืช ืžืœืื” ื‘ืขื•ื‘ืฉ ืฉื ืฉืืจื” ืฉื.

ื™ึธื“ึทื™ึดื™ืnf. - yadaim

We were about to chuck up the sponge when an unexpected solution appeared online.

ื›ื‘ืจ ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืขืœ ืกืฃ ืœื”ืจื™ื ื™ื“ื™ื™ื ื›ืฉืคืชืื•ื ื”ื•ืคื™ืขื” ืคืชืจื•ืŸ ืžืคืชื™ืข ื‘ืจืฉืช.

ื˜ึทืคึดึผื™ืœnm. - tapil

I refuse to sponge off others; I prefer being independent.

ืื ื™ ืžืกืจื‘ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื˜ืคื™ืœ ืขืœ ืื—ืจื™ื; ืื ื™ ืžืขื“ื™ืฃ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขืฆืžืื™.

Verb
ืœึดืกึฐืคึผื•ึนื’v. - lispog

He demonstrated how to sponge up the mess effectively with minimal effort.

ื”ื•ื ื”ื“ื’ื™ื ืื™ืš ืœืกืคื•ื’ ืืช ื”ื‘ืœื’ืŸ ื‘ื™ืขื™ืœื•ืช ืขื ืžืืžืฅ ืžื™ื ื™ืžืœื™.

ืœึฐื ึทืฆึตึผืœv. - lenatsel

Many teenagers try to sponge off their allowances without doing chores.

ืžืชื‘ื’ืจื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืžื ืกื™ื ืœื ืฆืœ ืืช ื“ืžื™ ื”ื›ื™ืก ืฉืœื”ื ื‘ืœื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžื˜ืœื•ืช ื‘ื™ืช.

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sponge: Examples and translations in context

I used a washing sponge to scrub the dirty dishes today.

ื”ืฉืชืžืฉืชื™ ื‘ืกืคื•ื’ ืœืฉื˜ื™ืคืช ื›ืœื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืงืจืฆืฃ ืืช ื”ื›ืœื™ื ื”ืžืœื•ื›ืœื›ื™ื ื”ื™ื•ื.

She used a sponge to streak the surface with light blue paint.

ื”ื™ื ื”ืฉืชืžืฉื” ื‘ืกืคื•ื’ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื™ื‘ื”ืœ ืืช ื”ืžืฉื˜ื— ื‘ืฆื‘ืข ื›ื—ื•ืœ ื‘ื”ื™ืจ.

The sponge was so soaked that it dripped water everywhere.

ื”ืกืคื•ื’ ื”ื™ื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืกืคื•ื’ ืฉื”ื•ื ื˜ืคื˜ืฃ ืžื™ื ืœื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื.

A sea sponge's porous body helps it survive underwater.

ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ื”ืžื—ื•ืจืจ ืฉืœ ื”ืกืคื•ื’ ื”ื™ืžื™ ืขื•ื–ืจ ืœื• ืœืฉืจื•ื“ ืžืชื—ืช ืœืžื™ื.

Please sponge off the whiteboard after our meeting is over.

ื‘ื‘ืงืฉื” ื ืงื” ืืช ื”ืœื•ื— ื”ืœื‘ืŸ ื‘ืกืคื•ื’ ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื”ืคื’ื™ืฉื” ืฉืœื ื• ืชืกืชื™ื™ื.

He will squeeze the sponge to remove excess water after cleaning.

ื”ื•ื ื™ืกื—ื˜ ืืช ื”ืกืคื•ื’ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื•ืฆื™ื ืืช ืขื•ื“ืฃ ื”ืžื™ื ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื ื™ืงื•ื™.

I prefer to sponge off the surface of my desk regularly.

ืื ื™ ืžืขื“ื™ืฃ ืœื ืงื•ืช ืืช ืžืฉื˜ื— ื”ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืงื‘ื•ืข ืขื ืกืคื•ื’.

Parents often give newborns a gentle sponge bath in a small tub.

ื”ื•ืจื™ื ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ื ื•ืชื ื™ื ืœืชื™ื ื•ืงื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื ืžืงืœื—ืช ืกืคื•ื’ ืขื“ื™ื ื” ื‘ืืžื‘ื˜ื™ื” ืงื˜ื ื”.

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