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slush

Pronunciation: /slʌʃ/

The English word “slush” has 10 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Half-melted snow or ice, generally located on the ground.
  2. Liquid mud or mire.
  3. Flavored shaved ice served as a drink (a slushie).
  4. A soft mixture of grease and other materials, used for lubrication.
  5. The refuse grease and fat collected in cooking, especially on shipboard.
  6. A mixture of white lead and lime, used as a paint to prevent oxidation.
  7. Unsolicited manuscripts, as in slush pile.

verb

  1. To smear with slushy liquid or grease.
  2. To slosh or splash; to move as, or through, a slushy or liquid substance.
  3. To paint with a mixture of white lead and lime.

Etymology

May be a variant of sludge or imitative like slosh. Perhaps a confluence of both influences.

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