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| slush [ slush ] |
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1. melting snow or ice: snow or ice that has begun to melt
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2. semiliquid substance: a solid substance that has become wet and sloppy, e.g. mud
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3. overly sentimental expression: extremely sentimental speech or writing
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4. ice drink: a drink made of finely crushed ice with a flavored syrup poured over it
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5. grease: a greasy substance used to lubricate machine parts
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6. nautical grease from ship's galley: the waste grease or fat produced by a ship's galley
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verb (past and past participle slushed, present participle slush·ing, 3rd person present singular slush·es) |
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1. transitive verb soak something with slush: to splash or cover something with mud or slush
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2. intransitive verb walk through slush: to walk through wet snow or mud
  It had been raining so hard we had to slush through mud to get there.
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3. intransitive verb make splashing sound: to make a splashing or squelching sound
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4. transitive verb engineering grease machinery: to lubricate the parts of a machine
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5. transitive verb construction put mortar in joints: to fill masonry joints with mortar, or cover a surface with cement
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| [Mid-17th century. Origin ?] |
