sponge
/spʌndʒ/noun
उच्चारण स्पन्ज
स्पंज
Core wordPYP · asked 2 times
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as idiom
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[C, U]
a piece of artificial or natural material that is soft and light and full of holes and can hold water easily; a simple sea creature
स्पंज
- absorb like a sponge
- A sponge soaked up the spilt milk.
- Wipe the table with a damp sponge.
+ 2 more examples
- The soil acted like a sponge and soaked up the water.
- She used a soft sponge to bathe the baby.
Synonyms absorbent pad scrubber
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[T, I]
to clean something with a sponge; (informal) to get money, food from other people without doing anything for them
साफ़ करना; मुफ़्तख़ोरी करना
- sponge off friends
- He sponged the dust off the table with a damp cloth.
- He sponged the mud off his jacket.
+ 2 more examples
- Don't sponge off your parents when you can earn your own money.
- The nurse sponged the patient's forehead with cool water.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
sponge (noun) + for cleaning / bathing
A sponge is a soft, holey material that holds water; it is countable and used for washing and cleaning.
Sponge मुलायम, छिद्रों वाली वस्तु है जो पानी सोखती है; यह गणनीय है और धोने-सफाई के काम आती है।
- Mother wiped the table with a wet sponge.
- Use a soft sponge to wash the baby.
sponge (verb) + sth + with / down
As a verb, sponge means to clean or wipe with a sponge; sponge down means to wash all over quickly.
Verb के रूप में 'sponge' का अर्थ sponge से साफ़ करना या पोंछना है; 'sponge down' का अर्थ जल्दी से पूरा धो देना है।
- Radhika sponged the stain with warm water.
- The nurse sponged down the patient with cool water.
sponge off / on sb
Informally, sponge off sb means to live on somebody else's money or food without paying; it is disapproving.
अनौपचारिक रूप से 'sponge off sb' का अर्थ बिना कुछ दिए दूसरे के पैसे या खाने पर जीना है; यह निंदा का भाव रखता है।
- He has been sponging off his brother for two years.
- Don't sponge on your friends; find a job.
sponge cake / sponge bath
Sponge also names a light, soft cake and a wash given with a damp sponge instead of a full bath.
'Sponge' हल्के, मुलायम केक और बिना पूरा नहाए गीले sponge से किए गए स्नान का नाम भी है।
- She baked a sponge cake for Diwali.
- The patient was given a sponge bath in bed.
+Collocations 4
adjective + sponge
wetsoftnaturaldampkitchen
- Squeeze the wet sponge before you put it away.
verb + sponge
squeezesoakwring outdipwash
- Dip the sponge in soapy water and wipe the board.
sponge + noun
cakebathclothrubber
- The sponge cake was soft and sweet.
sponge + preposition
offondownupwith
- Please sponge up the spilt milk quickly.
“More examples 5
- Children soaked the sponge in water and threw it at each other during Holi.
होली में बच्चों ने sponge को पानी में भिगोकर एक-दूसरे पर फेंका।
- He is a sponge for new ideas and learns very fast.
वह नए विचारों को सोख लेने वाला है और बहुत जल्दी सीखता है।
- Stop sponging off your parents and start earning.
माता-पिता के पैसों पर जीना बंद करो और कमाना शुरू करो।
- She sponged the blackboard clean before the lesson began.
पाठ शुरू होने से पहले उसने sponge से श्यामपट्ट साफ़ कर दिया।
- The soil acted like a sponge and soaked up the monsoon rain.
मिट्टी ने sponge की तरह काम किया और मानसून की वर्षा को सोख लिया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He always sponges at his uncle for money.
✓ He always sponges off his uncle for money.
The phrasal verb is sponge off or sponge on, not sponge at.
Phrasal verb 'sponge off' या 'sponge on' है, 'sponge at' नहीं।
✗ The cake was very sponge and tasty.
✓ The cake was very spongy and tasty.
Use the adjective spongy after very; sponge is a noun.
'Very' के बाद adjective 'spongy' आता है; 'sponge' noun है।
¶Idioms 1
throw in the sponge / throw up the sponge
to admit that you have been defeated and stop trying
हार मान लेना, हथियार डाल देना
- After losing three rounds in a row, the boxer's trainer threw in the sponge.
- Radhika refused to throw up the sponge even when the problem took her all evening.
→Phrasal verbs 1
sponge off/on sb
(informal, disapproving) to get money, food, etc. from other people without doing anything for them
(दूसरों के) पैसे पर पलना, मुफ़्तख़ोरी करना
- He is thirty and still sponging off his parents.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Sponge off or on sb (live on other people's money); usage: absorb knowledge like a sponge.
Phrasal verb 'sponge off' या 'on sb' (दूसरों के पैसे पर जीना); प्रयोग में absorb knowledge like a sponge (स्पंज की तरह ज्ञान सोखना)।