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I . sponge [spʌndʒ] N

1. sponge (cloth):

sponge
гу́бка f

2. sponge gastr:

sponge
бискви́т m

II . sponge [spʌndʒ] VB trans

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sponge down VB trans, sponge off VB trans

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sponge on VB trans inf

sponge bag N Aus, Brit

sponge bath N

sponge cake N

Usage examples with sponge

sponge cake
бискви́тное пиро́жное nt
to throw in the sponge
призна́ть пораже́ние

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
It's reasonably smudge-proof and can be applied with a brush, sponge or fingers.
www.herald.ie
This was a light sponge cake filled with a souffle and topped with chocolate glaze.
en.wikipedia.org
Use natural products and exfoliate dead skin with a loofah sponge or a natural bristle brush.
www.stack.com
Typical Passover sponge flavorings include pecans, almonds, lemon, poppyseeds, apples, and dark chocolate.
en.wikipedia.org
By 1900 he had invented and patented an egg-beater that could prepare eggs for a sponge cake in three and a half minutes, previously it took 15.
en.wikipedia.org
The reason sticky friction is the most important friction is because it lets the player really sponge up the (in-game) reality of the awesome thing he just did.
kotaku.com
Sponge fishing, once an important economic sector, has since declined.
en.wikipedia.org
Sponge irons with a diameter less than 5 mm go to the briquet unit to produce briquets (diameter above 25 mm).
en.wikipedia.org
A sponge and a loofah were hanging in the shower.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
The rich man is cocooned by feather and goose-down pillows, atop a multi-layer sponge of calico-pocketed springs, hand-packed lamb's wool, silk, mohair, cotton, alpaca and long-stranded horsehair.
www.telegraph.co.uk

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