sorb

A noun referring to a fruit that is acidic and has a gritty texture.

• 🇩🇪Sammelbezeichnung für verschiedene kleine, saure oder herbe Wildfrüchte, insbesondere die Früchte der Eberesche (Vogelbeere), aber auch andere Kern- oder Steinobstfrüchte wie Speierling oder Elsbeere.

1. Fruit of the service tree C1 formal

   A small, acidic, gritty-textured fruit that comes from the service tree or sorb tree, often used in preserves or alcoholic drinks.

   • The sorb fruit is too tart to eat raw but makes excellent jelly.
   • They harvested sorb berries to make a traditional liqueur.
   • The gritty texture of the sorb is characteristic of this fruit.

   🇩🇪Frucht des Speierlings

   Synonyme: sorb apple

• sorbs plural form
• sorbs' possessive plural form
• sorb's possessive singular form

An obsolete verb meaning to drink, suck in, or absorb; also used figuratively to mean to imbibe or take in knowledge.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Verb mit der Bedeutung trinken, einsaugen oder aufnehmen; auch im übertragenen Sinne für das Aufsaugen oder Aneignen von Wissen verwendet.

1. Absorb or adsorb C1 formal scientific

   To take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption.

   • The material can sorb moisture from the air.
   • Activated charcoal is used to sorb toxins in the body.
   • The sponge sorbs water quickly.

   🇩🇪Aufsaugen

   Synonyme: absorbadsorbimbibesoak upsuck uptake up

   Antonyme: desorbemitexuderelease

• sorbed past participle
• sorbed past simple
• sorbing present participle
• sorbs third person singular