English-Thai Dictionary

sponge

N ฟองน้ำ (สัตว์ ทะเลช นิดหนึ่ง  poriferan fong-nam

 

sponge

N ยาง ฟองน้ำ  yang-fong-nam

 

sponge

VI เกาะ คนอื่น กิน  อาศัย คนอื่น ยังชีพ  eadge crave kor-kon-uen-kin

 

sponge

VT เช็ดถู ด้วย ฟองน้ำ  mop up ched-tu-duai-fong-nam

 

sponge away

PHRV ถู ออก ด้วย ฟองน้ำ  ซับ ออก ด้วย ฟองน้ำ  sponge off tu-ook-duai-fong-nam

 

sponge cake

N ขนมเค้ก  ka-nom-keak

 

sponge down

PHRV ล้าง ออก ด้วย ฟองน้ำ  lang-ook-duai-fong-nam

 

sponge from

PHRV อาศัย (บางสิ่ง )จาก  ar-sai-jak

 

sponge off

PHRV ถู ออก ด้วย ฟองน้ำ  ซับ ออก ด้วย ฟองน้ำ  sponge away tu-ook-duai-fong-nam

 

sponge on

PHRV อาศัย  พึ่งพิง  ยังชีพ ด้วย ค่าใช้จ่าย ของ คนอื่น โดย ไม่ได้ รับเชิญ  spatter on spatter with splash over splash with ar-sai

 

sponge out

PHRV ถู ออก ด้วย ฟองน้ำ  ซับ ออก ด้วย ฟองน้ำ  sponge away tu-ook-duai-fong-nam

 

sponge up

PHRV ดูด /ซับ ด้วย ฟองน้ำ  dud-sab-duai-fong-nam

 

sponger

N กาฝาก  เครื่อง ซับ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPONGE

[See Spunge. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPONGE

Sponge, n. Etym: [OF. esponge, F. éponge, L. spongia, Gr. Fungus, Spunk. ] [Formerly written also spunge. ]

 

1. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any one of numerous species of Spongiæ, or Porifera. See Illust. and Note under Spongiæ.

 

2. The elastic fibrous skeleton of many species of horny Spongiæ (keratosa ), used for many purposes, especially the varieties of the genus Spongia. The most valuable sponges are found in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, and on the coasts of Florida and the West Indies.

 

3. Fig. : One who lives upon others; a pertinaceous and indolent dependent; a parasite; a sponger.

 

4. Any spongelike substance. Specifically: (a ) 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. (b ) Iron from the puddling furnace, in a pasty condition. (c ) Iron ore, in masses, reduced but not melted or worked.

 

5. (Gun. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

6. (Far. )

 

Defn: The extremity, or point, of a horseshoe, answering to the heel. Bath sponge, any one of several varieties of coarse commercial sponges, especially Spongia equina. -- Cup sponge, a toilet sponge growing in a cup-shaped form. -- Glass sponge. See Glass-sponge, in the Vocabulary. -- Glove sponge, a variety of commercial sponge (Spongia officinalis, variety tubulufera ), having very fine fibers, native of Florida, and the West Indies. -- Grass sponge, any one of several varieties of coarse commercial sponges having the surface irregularly tufted, as Spongia graminea, and S. equina, variety cerebriformis, of Florida and the West Indies. -- Horse sponge, a coarse commercial sponge, especially Spongia equina. -- Platinum sponge. (Chem. ) See under Platinum. -- Pyrotechnical sponge, a substance made of mushrooms or fungi, which are boiled in water, dried, and beaten, then put in a strong lye prepared with saltpeter, and again dried in an oven. This makes the black match, or tinder, brought from Germany. -- Sheep's-wool sponge, a fine and durable commercial sponge (Spongia equina, variety gossypina ) found in Florida and the West Indies. The surface is covered with larger and smaller tufts, having the oscula between them. -- Sponge cake, a kind of sweet cake which is light and spongy. -- Sponge lead, or Spongy lead (Chem. ), metallic lead brought to a spongy form by reduction of lead salts, or by compressing finely divided lead; -- used in secondary batteries and otherwise. -- Sponge tree (Bot. ), a tropical leguminous tree (Acacia Farnesiana ), with deliciously fragrant flowers, which are used in perfumery. -- Toilet sponge, a very fine and superior variety of Mediterranean sponge (Spongia officinalis, variety Mediterranea ); -- called also turkish sponge. -- To set a sponge (Cookery ), to leaven a small mass of flour, to be used in leavening a larger quantity. -- To throw up the sponge, to give up a contest; to acknowledge defeat; -- from a custom of the prize ring, the person employed to sponge a pugilist between rounds throwing his sponge in the air in token of defeat. [Cant or Slang ] "He was too brave a man to throw up the sponge to fate. " Lowell. -- Vegetable sponge. (Bot. ) See Loof. -- Velvet sponge, a fine, soft commercial sponge (Spongia equina, variety meandriniformis ) found in Florida and the West Indies. -- Vitreous sponge. See Glass-sponge. -- Yellow sponge, a common and valuable commercial sponge (Spongia agaricina, variety corlosia ) found in Florida and the West Indies.

 

SPONGE

Sponge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sponged; p. pr. & vb. n. Sponging. ]

 

1. To cleanse or wipe with a sponge; as, to sponge a slate or a cannon; to wet with a sponge; as, to sponge cloth.

 

2. To wipe out with a sponge, as letters or writing; to efface; to destroy all trace of. Hooker.

 

3. Fig. : To deprive of something by imposition. "How came such multitudes of our nation. .. to be sponged of their plate and their money " South.

 

4. Fig. : To get by imposition or mean arts without cost; as, to sponge a breakfast. Swift.

 

SPONGE

SPONGE Sponge, v. i.

 

1. To suck in, or imbile, as a sponge.

 

2. Fig. : To gain by mean arts, by intrusion, or hanging on; as, an idler sponges on his neighbor. E. Eggleston. The fly is an intruder, and a common smell-feast, that sponges upon other people's trenchers. L'Estrange.

 

3. To be converted, as dough, into a light, spongy mass by the agency of yeast, or leaven.

 

SPONGELET

SPONGELET Sponge "let, n.

 

Defn: See Spongiole.

 

SPONGEOUS

Spon "geous, a. Etym: [See Spongious.]

 

Defn: Resembling sponge; having the nature or qualities of sponge.

 

SPONGER

SPONGER Spon "ger, n.

 

1. One who sponges, or uses a sponge.

 

2. One employed in gathering sponges.

 

3. Fig. : A parasitical dependent; a hanger-on.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sponge

sponge |spənj spənʤ | ▶noun 1 a primitive sedentary aquatic invertebrate with a soft porous body that is typically supported by a framework of fibers or calcareous or glassy spicules. Sponges draw in a current of water to extract nutrients and oxygen. [Phylum Porifera: several classes. ] 2 a piece of a soft, light, porous substance originally consisting of the fibrous skeleton of such an invertebrate but now usually made of synthetic material. Sponges absorb liquid and are used for washing and cleaning. • [ in sing. ] an act of wiping or cleaning with a sponge: they gave him a quick sponge down . • such a substance used as padding or insulating material: the headguard is padded with sponge. • a piece of such a substance impregnated with spermicide and inserted into a woman's vagina as a form of barrier contraceptive. • informal a heavy drinker. • [ with modifier ] metal in a porous form, typically prepared by reduction without fusion or by electrolysis: platinum sponge. 3 Brit. (also sponge pudding ) a steamed or baked pudding of fat, flour, and eggs. • short for sponge cake. 4 informal a person who lives at someone else's expense. ▶verb ( sponges, sponging or spongeing, sponged ) 1 [ with obj. ] wipe, rub, or clean with a wet sponge or cloth: she sponged him down in an attempt to cool his fever. • remove or wipe away (liquid or a mark ) in such a way: I'll go and sponge this orange juice off my dress. • give a decorative mottled or textured effect to (a painted wall or surface ) by applying a different shade of paint with a sponge. 2 [ no obj. ] informal obtain or accept money or food from other people without doing or intending to do anything in return: they found they could earn a perfectly good living by sponging off others. • [ with obj. ] obtain (something ) in such a way: he edged closer, clearly intending to sponge money from her. DERIVATIVES sponge a ble adjective, sponge like |ˈspənjˌlīk |adjective ORIGIN Old English ( sense 2 of the noun ), via Latin from Greek spongia, later form of spongos, reinforced in Middle English by Old French esponge.

 

sponge bag

sponge bag ▶noun Brit. a toilet bag.

 

sponge bath

sponge bath ▶noun an all-over washing, as given to a person confined to bed, done with a wet sponge or washcloth rather than in a tub or shower.

 

sponge cake

sponge cake |ˈspənj ˌkāk ˈspənʤ ˌkeɪk | ▶noun a very light sweet cake of spongelike consistency, made with little or no fat.

 

sponge cloth

sponge cloth ▶noun soft, lightly woven cloth with a slightly wrinkled surface.

 

sponge pudding

sponge pud ding |spənʤ ˈpʊdɪŋ | ▶noun see sponge ( sense 3 of the noun ).

 

sponger

spong er |ˈspənjər ˈspənʤər | ▶noun 1 informal a person who lives at others' expense. 2 a person who applies paint to pottery using a sponge.

 

sponge rubber

sponge rub ber ▶noun rubber latex processed into a spongelike substance.

 

sponge tree

sponge tree ▶noun another term for huisache.

 

Oxford Dictionary

sponge

sponge |spʌn (d )ʒ | ▶noun 1 a primitive sedentary aquatic invertebrate with a soft porous body that is typically supported by a framework of fibres or calcareous or glassy spicules. Sponges draw in a current of water to extract nutrients and oxygen. ●Phylum Porifera: several classes. 2 a piece of a soft, light, porous absorbent substance originally consisting of the fibrous skeleton of such an invertebrate but now usually made of synthetic material, used for washing and cleaning. • [ in sing. ] an act of wiping or cleaning with a sponge: they gave him a quick sponge down . • [ mass noun ] such a substance used as padding or insulating material: the headguard is padded with sponge. • a piece of sponge impregnated with spermicide and inserted into a woman's vagina as a form of barrier contraceptive. • [ mass noun ] [ with modifier ] metal in a porous form, typically prepared by reduction without fusion or by electrolysis: platinum sponge. 3 (also sponge cake ) Brit. a very light cake made with eggs, sugar, and flour but little or no fat: a chocolate sponge | [ mass noun ] : the gateau is made with moist sponge. • short for sponge pudding. 4 informal a person who lives at someone else's expense. 5 informal a heavy drinker. ▶verb ( sponges, sponging or spongeing, sponged ) 1 [ with obj. ] wipe or clean with a wet sponge or cloth: she sponged him down in an attempt to cool his fever. • remove or wipe away (liquid or a mark ) with a sponge or cloth: I'll go and sponge this orange juice off my dress. • give a decorative effect to (a painted surface ) by applying a different shade of paint with a sponge. • decorate (pottery ) using a sponge. 2 [ no obj. ] informal obtain or accept money or food from other people without doing or intending to do anything in return: they found they could earn a perfectly good living by sponging off others. • [ with obj. ] obtain (something ) in such a way: he edged closer, clearly intending to sponge money from her. DERIVATIVES spongeable adjective, sponge-like adjective ORIGIN Old English (in sense 2 of the noun ), via Latin from Greek spongia, later form of spongos, reinforced in Middle English by Old French esponge.

 

sponge bag

sponge bag ▶noun Brit. a toilet bag.

 

sponge bath

sponge bath ▶noun North American term for blanket bath.

 

sponge cake

sponge cake |ˈspənj ˌkāk ˈspənʤ ˌkeɪk | ▶noun a very light sweet cake of spongelike consistency, made with little or no fat.

 

sponge cloth

sponge cloth ▶noun [ mass noun ] soft, lightly woven cloth with a slightly wrinkled surface.

 

sponge pudding

sponge pud |ding ▶noun Brit. a steamed or baked pudding of fat, flour, and eggs.

 

sponger

spon ¦ger |ˈspʌn (d )ʒə | ▶noun 1 informal a person who lives at others' expense. 2 a person who applies decoration to pottery with a sponge.

 

sponge rubber

sponge rub ¦ber ▶noun [ mass noun ] rubber latex processed into a sponge-like substance.

 

sponge tree

sponge tree ▶noun another term for opopanax ( sense 1 ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

sponge

sponge verb 1 I'll sponge your face: wash, clean, wipe, swab; mop, rinse, sluice, swill. 2 informal he lived by sponging off others: scrounge off /from, be a parasite on, beg from; live off; informal freeload on, cadge from, bum off, mooch off.

 

sponger

sponger noun informal Ida's good fortune brought out all the spongers in the family: parasite, hanger-on, leech, scrounger, beggar; informal freeloader, cadger, bum, bloodsucker, mooch, moocher, bottom feeder, schnorrer.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

sponge

sponge verb a boy was sponging down the Daimler's windows: wash, clean, wipe, swab; mop, rinse, sluice, swill. PHRASES sponge off /on informal she could not bear the thought of sponging on her parents: scrounge off /from, live off, be a parasite on, impose on, beg from, borrow from, be dependent on; informal freeload on, cadge from, bum off; N. Amer. informal mooch off; Austral. /NZ bludge on.

 

sponger

sponger noun informal many saw him as an easy touch and he was surrounded by an army of spongers: parasite, hanger-on, leech, scrounger, passenger, drone, beggar; informal freeloader, sponge, cadger, bum, bloodsucker; Brit. informal ligger; N. Amer. informal mooch, moocher, schnorrer; Austral. /NZ informal bludger.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sponge

sponge /spʌn (d )ʒ / (! -o-は /ʌ /) 名詞 複 ～s /-ɪz /1 C U (特に入浴用 洗浄用の )スポンジ , 海綿 ▸ wipe with a damp sponge ぬれたスポンジでふく 2 C 海綿動物 .3 ｟主に英 ｠〖単数形で 〗(スポンジで )洗う [ふく , ぬぐう ]こと .4 ＝sponger .5 C U ｟英 ｠スポンジケーキ (sponge cake ).6 U C 海綿状のもの ; 〘医 〙ガーゼ帯 ; (避妊用 )スポンジ .7 C ｟くだけて ｠飲んだくれ .thr ò w [ch ù ck, t ò ss ] ì n [ù p ] the sp ó nge 敗北を認める, 降参する (!ボクシングで敗北を認める印としてスポンジまたはタオルをリングに投げ入れることから ) .動詞 他動詞 1 …を (スポンジなどで )洗う [ふく , ぬぐう ](down )▸ sponge the body 体をスポンジで洗う 2 〈水分 汚れなど 〉を (スポンジなどに )吸い取る , ぬぐい去る (off, out, away, up )▸ sponge the spilt milk up with a towel こぼれた牛乳をタオルで吸い取る 3 ｟くだけて ｠【人に 】〈金など 〉をせびる «from , off » .自動詞 1 ｟くだけて 非難して ｠【人などに 】(金を )せびる , たかる ; 寄食 [居候 ]する «off , on » ▸ The old man sponged off the family .その老人はその家族のところに居候した 2 海綿を採る .3 (液体を )吸収する .～́ b à g ｟英 ｠(特に旅行用の )携帯洗面用具入れ .～́ b à th (スポンジなどで )体をふくこと, 清拭 〘入浴できない時の手段 〙.～́ cl ò th スポンジクロス 〘スポンジ状の目の粗い各種の綿織物 〙.～̀ c ú cumber [g ó urd ]〘植 〙ヘチマ .～̀ p ú dding ｟英 ｠スポンジプディング .～̀ r ú bber スポンジゴム 〘クッション 詰め物などに用いる 〙.sp ó nging h ò use 〘英史 〙債務者拘留所 .

 

sponger

sp ó ng er 名詞 C たかり , 【人に 】(金 食べ物などを )要求する人 «on » .