Sponge

"Sponge" in Russian

ба́нник

bánnik

(mop for cleaning the bore of a cannon)

гу́бка

gúbka

(marine invertebrate)

гу́бка

gúbka

(piece of porous material used for washing)

гу́бка

gúbka

(porous material)

дармое́д

darmojéd

(slang: person who takes advantage of the generosity of others)

моча́лка

močálka

(piece of porous material used for washing)

нахле́бник

naxlébnik

(slang: person who takes advantage of the generosity of others)

парази́т

parazít

(slang: person who takes advantage of the generosity of others)

прижива́л

priživál

(slang: person who takes advantage of the generosity of others)

тунея́дец

tunejádec

(slang: person who takes advantage of the generosity of others)

«дои́ть»

(to take advantage of others)

«соса́ть»

(to take advantage of others)

паразити́ровать

parazitírovatʹ

(to take advantage of others)

чи́стить гу́бкой

čístitʹ gúbkoj

(to clean with a sponge)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.