noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act by which something is sluiced; a copious wetting; a drenching. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   A kind of ellipsis, introduced by an interrogative, where (usually) everything except the interrogative is elided from the clause. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of sluice form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   pouring from or as if from a sluice wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

locksluice gateweiraboideauair lockaqueduct

Etymology

(linguistics): Coined by American linguist John R. Ross.

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