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sponge /spunj/ noun- Any member of the phylum Porifera, sessile aquatic animals with a single cavity in the body, with numerous pores
- The fibrous skeleton of such an animal, remarkable for its power of holding water
- A piece of such a skeleton, or a synthetic substitute, used for washing, absorbing, etc
- A swab for a cannon
- Any spongelike substance, such as leavened dough, a cake or pudding, or swampy ground
- A bedeguar
- A hanger-on or parasite (informal)
- A drunkard (informal)
- An application of a sponge
- The life or behaviour of a sponger upon others (informal)
transitive verb- To wipe, wipe out, soak up or remove with a sponge
- To drain, as if by squeezing a sponge
- To gain by the art of the parasite
intransitive verb- To suck in, as a sponge does
- To fish for sponges
- To live on others parasitically (often with on or off)
ORIGIN: OE sponge, spunge, and OFr esponge, from L spongia, from Gr spongiā sponˈgeable adjective spongeous /spunˈjəs/ adjective Spongy spongˈer noun - A person who uses a sponge
- A sponge fisher
- A sponge fishing boat
- An apparatus for sponging cloth
- A sponge or parasite
spongicolous /spun- or spon-jikˈə-ləs/ adjective (L colere to inhabit) living in association with, usu within, a sponge sponˈgiform adjective Like or related to a sponge sponˈgily adverb In a spongy way or manner spongin /spunˈjin/ noun A horny substance in the skeletons of various sponges sponˈginess noun spongiose /spunˈ or -ōsˈ/ adjective spongious /spunˈjəs/ adjective spongoid /spongˈgoid/ adjective spongologist /spong-golˈə-jist/ noun spongolˈogy noun The science of sponges spongy /spunˈji/ adjective - Absorptive
- Porous
- Wet and soft
- Drunken
- (of vehicle suspension, brakes, etc) lacking firmness or responsiveness
spongeˈbag noun - A waterproof bag for carrying a sponge and toiletries
- (in pl) checked or striped trousers
adjective Checked sponge bath noun A washing of the body by or from a sponge, as for a sick or bedridden person sponge cake noun A very light sweet cake of flour, eggs, and sugar sponge cloth noun A cotton cloth of open texture similar to a sponge spongeˈ-down see sponge down below. sponge finger noun A finger-shaped sponge cake sponge fisher noun sponge fishing noun sponge rubber noun Rubber processed into spongelike form spongeˈware noun (ceramics) Pottery, etc on which patterns, colours, etc are applied using a sponge spongeˈwood noun Sola, an Indian plant also known as the hat plant sponˈging-house or spunˈging-house noun (obsolete) A bailiff's lodging-house for debtors in his custody before their committal to prison spongy parenchyma noun (botany) A loose tissue in leaves with much intercellular space spongy platinum or platinum sponge noun Platinum in a finely divided state set a sponge To leaven a small mass of dough for use in leavening a large quantity sponge down To clean or wipe with a sponge (spongeˈ-down noun) throw up (or in) the sponge - To acknowledge defeat by throwing into the air the sponge with which a boxer is rubbed down between rounds (cf throw in the towel)
- To give up any struggle
throw1 /thrō/ transitive verb (pat threw /throo/; pap thrown /thrōn/)- To cast, hurl, fling through the air
- To project
- To emit
- To cause (one's voice) to appear to come from elsewhere
- To cause to be in some place or condition, esp suddenly
- To render suddenly
- To put
- To put on or take off (clothes, etc) quickly, carelessly or violently (with off, on, onto)
- To execute, perform
- To have or suffer (eg a fit or tantrum)
- To give (a party)
- To bemuse, perplex, disconcert
- To move (a switch) so as to connect or disconnect
- To form (pottery) on a wheel
- To turn with a lathe
- To wind or twist (yarn) together
- (of a horse) to dislodge (its rider) from the saddle
- (of a horse) to lose (a shoe)
- To cast (one's opponent) to the ground (wrestling, judo)
- To deliver (a punch) (boxing)
- To bowl (a ball) bending illegally and straightening the arm during delivery (cricket)
- To play (a card)
- To make a cast of dice amounting to
- To cast (dice)
- To lose (a contest) deliberately, esp in return for a bribe (informal)
- To defeat, get the better of, or discomfit
- (of an animal) to give birth to
- To produce
intransitive verb- To cast or hurl
- To cast dice
- To lay about one (Spenser)
noun- An act of throwing
- A cast, esp of dice or a fishing-line
- The distance to which anything may be thrown
- A woollen wrap or small rug (esp N American)
- (also throwˈover) a piece of fabric spread over a piece of furniture, esp a bed or sofa, to improve its appearance or protect it
- An article, item, turn, go, occasion, etc (informal)
- A risky venture (informal)
- The vertical displacement of a particular rock, vein or stratum due to a fault (cf lateral shift; geology)
- A deflection caused by a sudden fluctuation (physics)
- Amplitude of movement (physics)
- A blow (Spenser)
ORIGIN: OE thrāwan to turn, to twist; Ger drehen to twist; see also thraw, throe throwˈer noun throwˈing noun and adjective thrown adjective - Twisted
- Cast, flung
throwˈster noun - A person who twists silk thread into yarn
- A gambler
throwˈaway noun - An advertisement brochure or handbill freely distributed to the public (N American)
- A contest without serious competition
- A line, or a joke, that an actor purposely delivers casually or without emphasis, often for the sake of realism
adjective - (of manner or technique) casual, without attempt at dramatic effect
- Ridiculously cheap, as if being thrown away
- Intended to be discarded or not recovered after use
throwˈback noun - A reversion (eg to an earlier developmental type)
- A person, plant, etc showing characteristics of an earlier developmental type
- A setback
throwˈ-down noun A home-made firework, esp one that makes a noise when dropped on the ground throwˈ-in noun - An act of throwing in
- A throw to put the ball back into play (football, basketball, etc)
throwing stick noun - A grooved stick for giving a spear greater leverage when thrown
- A throw stick
throwing table noun A potter's wheel thrown silk noun Organzine throwˈ-out noun - An act of throwing out
- A rejected thing
throwˈover See throw ( noun) above throw rug noun A small rug, decorative rather than utilitarian throw stick noun A weapon thrown whirling from the hand, such as the boomerang throw weight noun The maximum weight that can be lifted by a ballistic missile, incl the weight of the warhead(s) and guidance systems, but not the weight of the rocket itself throw about or throw around - To spend (money) extravagantly or recklessly
- To throw carelessly in different directions
- (throw about) to cast about or try expedients (Spenser)
throw a fit (informal) To have a fit, behave wildly throw away - To reject, toss aside
- To squander
- To fail to take advantage of
- To discard (a card)
- (of an actor) to speak (lines) deliberately without emphasis
- To bestow or expend on something unworthy
throw back - To retort, to refuse
- To delay or hinder the progress of
- To force (someone) to rely (on something)
- To revert to some ancestral character
throw (caution, etc) to the winds see under wind1 throw down To demolish throw down the gauntlet see under gauntlet1 throw in - To interject
- To throw (a football) back into play from the side of the pitch
- To add as an extra at no extra cost
throw in one's lot see under lot throw in the towel or throw in one's hand see under hand throw mud at see under mud throw off - To divest oneself of
- To disengage or release oneself from
- To tell or compose in an offhand way
- To perplex or disconcert
throw on To put on hastily throw oneself at To make a determined and obvious attempt to captivate throw oneself into To engage heartily in throw oneself on or upon - To attack, assault
- To entrust oneself to the power of
throw open - To cause to swing wide open
- To make freely accessible
throw out - To cast out
- To reject
- To expel
- To emit
- To utter casually
- To cause to project
- To build (a projecting extension)
- To cause to be misaligned
- To disconcert or distract
- To dismiss (a batsman) by throwing the ball at, and hitting, the wicket (cricket)
- To put (the batter) out by throwing the ball to a fielder to prevent the batter from reaching a base (baseball)
- To distance, leave behind
throw over To discard, desert or jilt throw together - To put together in a hurry
- To bring into contact by chance
throw up - To erect hastily
- To show prominently, to reveal
- To give up, to resign
- To vomit (informal)
throw up one's hands To raise one's hands as an expression of exasperation, despair, horror, etc throw up (something) against someone To reproach someone with (something) throw up the sponge see under sponge |