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Meaning of SLUSH

Pronunciation:  slush

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  partially melted snow
  2. [v]  spill or splash copiously or clumsily; "slosh paint all over the walls"
  3. [v]  make a splashing sound; of liquids
 
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 Synonyms: slosh, slosh, slosh around, slush around, splash, splosh
 
 See Also: go, H2O, plash, sound, spatter, splash, splatter, splosh, swash, water

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Slush\, n. [Cf. Sw. slaska to paddle in water, slask wet,
    filth.] [Written also {slosh}.]
    1. Soft mud.
    2. A mixture of snow and water; half-melted snow.
    3. A soft mixture of grease and other materials, used for
       lubrication.
    4. The refuse grease and fat collected in cooking, especially
       on shipboard.
    5. (Mach.) A mixture of white lead and lime, with which the
       bright parts of machines, such as the connecting rods of
       steamboats, are painted to be preserved from oxidation.
    
  2. \Slush\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slushed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
    {Slushing}.]
    1. To smear with slush or grease; as, to slush a mast.
    2. To paint with a mixture of white lead and lime.
    
 

 

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