Palabra Inglés del Día

sponge

esponja

Definiciones

inglés > español
sponge
1. s. Esponja
inglés > inglés
sponge
1. s. Any of various marine invertebrates, mostly of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica.
2. s. A piece of porous material used for washing (originally made from the invertebrates, now often made of plastic).
3. s. A porous material such as sponges consist of.
4. s. (informal) A heavy drinker.
5. s. A type of light cake.
6. s. (British) A type of steamed pudding.
7. s. (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. s. A form of contraception that is inserted vaginally; a contraceptive sponge.
9. s. Any sponge-like substance.
10. s. (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. s. Iron from the puddling furnace, in a pasty condition.
12. s. Iron ore, in masses, reduced but not melted or worked.
13. s. 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. s. 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.
español > inglés
esponja
1. n-f. sponge (marine invertebrate)
2. n-f. sponge (piece of porous material for washing)
3. n-f. sponge (porous material of sponges)
4. n-f. sponge, moocher