sludge

/slสŒdส’/

IPA: /S L AH1 JH/

noun
  1. 1

    Solids separated from suspension in a liquid.

  2. 2

    A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes.

  3. 3

    A sediment of accumulated minerals in a steam boiler.

  4. 4

    A mass of small pieces of ice on the surface of a body of water.

  5. 5

    Sludge metal

verb
  1. 1

    To slump or slouch.

  2. 2

    To slop or drip slowly.

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