| Englisch > Deutsch | |
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| sponge | |
| 1. Substantiv: | |
| 2. [1] Schwamm, ein Putzutensil | |
| [1] I clean my kitchen with a green sponge. | |
| Ich putze meine Küche mit einem grünen Schwamm. | |
| Englisch > Englisch | |
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| sponge | |
| 1. subst. Any of various marine invertebrates, mostly of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica. |  |
| 2. subst. A piece of porous material used for washing (originally made from the invertebrates, now often made of plastic). | |
| 3. subst. A porous material such as sponges consist of. | |
| 4. subst. (informal) A heavy drinker. | |
| 5. subst. A type of light cake. | |
| 6. subst. (British) A type of steamed pudding. | |
| 7. subst. (slang) 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). | |
| 8. subst. A form of contraception that is inserted vaginally; a contraceptive sponge. | |
| 9. subst. Any sponge-like substance. | |
| 10. subst. (baking) Dough before it is kneaded and formed into loaves, and after it is converted into a light, spongy mass by the agency of the yeast or leaven. | |
| 11. subst. Iron from the puddling furnace, in a pasty condition. | |
| 12. subst. Iron ore, in masses, reduced but not melted or worked. | |
| 13. subst. 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. | |
| 14. subst. The extremity, or point, of a horseshoe, corresponding to the heel. | |
| 15. v. (intransitive, slang) To take advantage of the kindness of others. | |
| He has been sponging off his friends for a month now. | |
| 16. v. To get by imposition; to scrounge. | |
| to sponge a breakfast | |
| 17. v. To deprive (somebody) of something by imposition. | |
| 18. v. To clean, soak up, or dab with a sponge. | |
| 19. v. To suck in, or imbibe, like a sponge. | |
| 20. v. To wipe out with a sponge, as letters or writing; to efface; to destroy all trace of. | |
| 21. v. (intransitive, baking) To be converted, as dough, into a light, spongy mass by the agency of yeast or leaven. | |
| Deutsch > Englisch | |
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| Schwamm | |
| 1. subst. sponge | |
| 2. subst. (obsolete, or regional) fungus, mushroom, toadstool | |
| 3. subst. (disease) morbid growth | |
| 4. subst. dry rot | |
