1 a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.
az: sürgər
ru: губка
2 a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc .
az: süngər
ru: губка
3 a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.
az: süngər tort
ru: бисквит
4 an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table
a quick sponge over, will you?
az: süngərlə qurulanma
ru: обтирание
♦ verb
1 to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.
az: sürgərlə yumaq
ru: вытирать губкой
2 to get a living, money
etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.
az: özgəsinin hesabına yaşamaq
ru: жить за чужой счёт
See also:
English-Azerbaijani dictionary