slush

[ sluhsh ]

/ slʌʃ /

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noun

partly melted snow.

liquid mud; watery mire.

waste, as fat, grease, or other refuse, from the galley of a ship.

a mixture of grease and other materials for lubricating.

silly, sentimental, or weakly emotional talk or writing: romantic slush.

slush pile.

verb (used with object)

to splash with slush.

to grease, polish, or cover with slush.

to fill or cover with mortar or cement.

to wash with a large quantity of water, as by dashing it on.

Words nearby slush

slur, slurb, slurp, slurry, slurve, slush, slush fund, slush pile, slushy, slut, slut-shame

Origin of slush

1635–45; apparently cognate with Norwegian slusk slops, Swedish slask mud, slops

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Examples from the Web for slush

And it became a slush fund for those beloved social programs.
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A Buddhist priest walks knee deep in slush among buildings that have uprooted like trees.
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Congress felt that they were being used as slush funds to allow senior management to loot the firm.
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I needed to write a book, which would leap out from the slush pile.
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An intern had fished it out of the slush pile and handed it to Linville.
The Virgin Suicides' Sweet 16|Nadine Rubin|July 22, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Such an one might have spilt all the slush in the ship, without getting so much as a cuff.
Martin Hyde, The Duke's Messenger|John Masefield
Striking a match and lighting a slush lamp which he had devised, Stane looked round.
A Mating in the Wilds|Ottwell Binns
No rest, no cosy fireside nook: still the bitter wind, and the half-frozen slime and slush rising above the ankle.
The Toilers of the Field|Richard Jefferies
And the "slush" snows meant spring—and the emptying of the wilderness of human life.
Kazan|James Oliver Curwood
From time to time mounted orderlies sped to the front, covering them with slush.
The King in Yellow|Robert W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for slush

slush

/ (slʌʃ) /

noun

any watery muddy substance, esp melting snow

informal sloppily sentimental language

nautical waste fat from the galley of a ship

verb

(intr often foll by along) to make one's way through or as if through slush

(intr) to make a slushing sound

Word Origin for slush

C17: related to Danish slus sleet, Norwegian slusk slops; see sludge, slosh

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slush

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