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Slush
//slʌʃ// noun, verb
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Half-melted snow or ice, generally located on the ground. uncountable, usually
"As the skiing season drew to an end, there was nothing but slush left on the piste."
- 2 partially melted snow wordnet
- 3 Liquid mud or mire. uncountable, usually
- 4 Flavored shaved ice served as a drink (a slushie). uncountable, usually
- 5 A soft mixture of grease and other materials, used for lubrication. uncountable, usually
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- 6 The refuse grease and fat collected in cooking, especially on shipboard. uncountable, usually
- 7 A mixture of white lead and lime, used as a paint to prevent oxidation. uncountable, usually
- 8 Unsolicited manuscripts, as in slush pile. uncountable, usually
Verb
- 1 To smear with slushy liquid or grease.
"The ungrateful “they” are Brooklynites who’ve come to see Harding-Mamary creations as a chain, where you can get it venti in a ramekin with crème fraîche or slushed with guava and salt on the rim."
- 2 spill or splash copiously or clumsily wordnet
- 3 To slosh or splash; to move as, or through, a slushy or liquid substance.
"The water was soon slushing merrily over the deck, while the smoke pouring from the cabin stove carried a promise of good things to come."
- 4 make a splashing sound wordnet
- 5 To paint with a mixture of white lead and lime.
Etymology
Etymology 1
May be a variant of sludge or imitative like slosh. Perhaps a confluence of both influences.
Etymology 2
May be a variant of sludge or imitative like slosh. Perhaps a confluence of both influences.
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