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1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) špongia2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) špongia3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) piškóta; piškótový koláč4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) umytie špongiou2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) umyť špongiou2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) žiť na účet (koho)•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
- sponge pudding* * *• voš• vlhcit• vymámit• vycistit• vytriet• využívat• vysušit• žit na úcet• žit ako príživník• zmyt• šlahaná ovocná pena• špongia• sušit• tampón• umyt• umývat špongiou• príživník• cesto pred kysnutím• pumpnút (niekoho)• piškót• plynárska cistiaca špongi• parazit• ovocný sneh• pórovité cesto• kysnuté cesto• mycia huba• navlhcit• nákyp so snehom• naniest špongiou• natriet• ochlasta
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Sponger — Spon ger ( j[ e]r), n. 1. One who sponges, or uses a sponge. [1913 Webster] 2. One employed in gathering sponges. [1913 Webster] 3. Fig.: A parasitical dependent; a hanger on. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sponger — ► NOUN informal ▪ a person who lives at others expense … English terms dictionary
sponger — [spun′jər] n. 1. a person or vessel that gathers sponges 2. a person who cleans, etc. with a sponge 3. Informal a person who, though able to work, depends on others for food, money, etc … English World dictionary
sponger — UK [ˈspʌndʒə(r)] / US [ˈspʌndʒər] noun [countable] Word forms sponger : singular sponger plural spongers informal, showing disapproval someone who asks for money and other things from someone such as a friend or relative and makes no effort to… … English dictionary
sponger — n A parasite. You are such a sponger. Why don t you get a job? 1680s … Historical dictionary of American slang
sponger — [[t]spʌ̱nʤə(r)[/t]] spongers N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone as a sponger, you mean that they sponge off other people or organizations. [INFORMAL] Syn: scrounger … English dictionary
sponger — sponge, sponger *parasite, sycophant, favorite, toady, lickspittle, bootlicker, hanger on, leech … New Dictionary of Synonyms
sponger — noun see sponge II … New Collegiate Dictionary
sponger — /spun jeuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that sponges. 2. a person who habitually borrows or lives at the expense of others; parasite. 3. a person or boat engaged in gathering sponges. [1670 80; SPONGE + ER1] * * * … Universalium
sponger — noun One who sponges … Wiktionary
sponger — Synonyms and related words: barnacle, beat, beggar, bloodsucker, bummer, cadger, coupon clippers, deadbeat, drone, freeloader, hanger on, idle rich, leech, leisure class, lounge lizard, lumpen proletariat, mendicant, moocher, nonworker,… … Moby Thesaurus
