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slush
(slŭsh)n.
1. Partially melted snow or ice.
2. Soft mud; slop; mire.
3. Nautical Grease or fat discarded from a ship's galley.
4. A greasy compound used as a lubricant for machinery.
5. Maudlin speech or writing; sentimental drivel.
6. A drink made of flavored syrup poured over crushed ice.
7. Informal Unsolicited manuscripts submitted to a publisher.
v. slushed, slush·ing, slush·es
v.tr.
1. To daub (machinery) with slush.
2. To fill (joints in masonry) with mortar.
3. Nautical To wash down (a deck) by splashing with water.
4. To splash or soak with slush or mud.
v.intr.
1. To walk or proceed through slush.
2. To make a splashing or slushy sound.
[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian slask, sloppy weather.]
slush′y adj.
slush′i·ly adv.
slush′i·ness n.
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slush
(slʌʃ)n
1. any watery muddy substance, esp melting snow
2. informal sloppily sentimental language
3. (Nautical Terms) nautical waste fat from the galley of a ship
vb
4. (often foll by: along) to make one's way through or as if through slush
5. (intr) to make a slushing sound
[C17: related to Danish slus sleet, Norwegian slusk slops; see sludge, slosh]
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slush
(slʌʃ)n.
1. partly melted snow.
2. liquid mud; watery mire.
3. refuse fat from the galley of a ship.
4. a mixture of grease and other materials for lubricating.
5. silly, sentimental talk or writing.
v.t. 6. to splash with slush.
7. to grease with slush.
8. to fill or cover with mortar or cement.
[1635–45; appar. akin to Norwegian slusk slops, Swedish slask mud, slops]
slush′i•ness, n.
slush′y, adj. -i•er, -i•est.
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slush
Past participle: slushed
Gerund: slushing
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| Noun | 1. | slush - partially melted snow |
| Verb | 1. | slush - make a splashing sound; "water was splashing on the floor" |
| 2. | slush - spill or splash copiously or clumsily; "slosh paint all over the walls" |
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slush
noun (Informal) sentimentality, emotion, romanticism, emotionalism, tenderness, tender feeling, mawkishness, soft-heartedness, overemotionalism sentimental slush
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Translations
ثَلْجٌ ذائِبثُلُوجٌ ذَائِبَةعَواطِف زائِفَه
břečkarozbředlýrozbředlý sníh
sjap
loska
bljuzgavica
krapvæmiî blaîur
ぬかるみ
진창
pažliugęspažliugęs sniegassentimentalus paistalasskiedalasžliūgas
kūstošs sniegssentimentāla pļāpāšanašķīdonis
čľapkanicasnehová kaša
snöslask
หิมะหรือน้ำแข็งที่กำลังละลาย
sulu çamuruyduruk sanat eseriyarı erimiş/sulu kar
tuyết tan
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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slush
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
slush
[slʌʃ]1. n (melting snow) → neve f sciolta, fanghiglia (fam) (literature) → letteratura sdolcinata
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
slush
(slaʃ) noun1. melting snow. The streets are covered with slush.
2. (something said or written showing) weak sentimentality. I think most romantic novels are just slush!
ˈslushy adjectiveˈslushiness noun
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→ ثُلُوجٌ ذَائِبَة břečka sjap Schneematsch λασπόχιονο nieve fangosa loska neige fondue bljuzgavica fanghiglia ぬかるみ 진창 sneeuwbrij slaps breja lama de neve derretida, neve parcialmente derretida слякоть snöslask หิมะหรือน้ำแข็งที่กำลังละลาย sulu çamur tuyết tan 烂泥Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009