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sponge verb

  /spʌnd͡ʒ/
  • To wipe out with a sponge, as letters or writing; to efface; to destroy all trace of.
 [[чи́стить]] [[губка|гу́бкой]]
  • (intransitive, slang) To take advantage of the kindness of others.
 доить, паразити́ровать, сосать

sponge noun

  /spʌnd͡ʒ/
  • (uncountable) The porous material that synthetic washing sponges are made of.
 гу́бка
  • (countable) Any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica.
 гу́бка, губка
  • (countable) A piece of porous material used for washing (originally made from the invertebrates, now often made of plastic).
 гу́бка, моча́лка
  • 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.
 ба́нник
  • (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).
 дармое́д, нахле́бник, парази́т, прижива́л, тунея́дец

sponging

дармоедство
sponge cake
бискви́т, бисквит
bath sponge
гу́бка
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