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slush

  [sluhsh]
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–noun
1. partly melted snow.
2. liquid mud; watery mire.
3. waste, as fat, grease, or other refuse, from the galley of a ship.
4. a mixture of grease and other materials for lubricating.
5. silly, sentimental, or weakly emotional talk or writing: romantic slush.
6. slush pile.
–verb (used with object)
7. to splash with slush.
8. to grease, polish, or cover with slush.
9. to fill or cover with mortar or cement.
10. to wash with a large quantity of water, as by dashing it on.
Origin:
1635–45; appar. c. Norw slusk slops, Sw slask mud, slops
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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