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- Dictionaryslush/sləSH/
noun
- 1. partially melted snow or ice: "the snow was turning into brown slush in the gutters"
- 2. excessive sentiment: informal "the slush of Hollywood's romantic fifties films" Similar
verb
- 1. make a squelching or splashing sound: "there was water slushing around in the galley"
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The meaning of SLUSH is partly melted or watery snow. How to use slush in a sentence.
SLUSH definition: 1. snow that is lying on the ground and has started to melt 2. a thick drink made from crushed ice…. Learn more.
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.
noun. 1. any watery muddy substance, esp melting snow. 2. informal. sloppily sentimental language. 3. nautical. waste fat from the galley of a ship. verb. 4. (intransitive; often foll by along) to make one's way through or as if through slush. 5. (intransitive) to make a slushing sound. Collins English Dictionary.
Slush is messy melted snow, a mixture of ice and water. If you forget to wear your waterproof boots, you'll want to watch out for the slush as you walk through the city in February. Slush forms when snow melts slightly, leaving behind a substance that's similar to snow, but wetter.
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.
SLUSH meaning: 1. snow that is lying on the ground and has started to melt 2. a thick drink made from crushed ice…. Learn more.
Definition of slush noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A heavy, wet mixture of snow, ice, and water. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Soft mud; mire. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Grease or fat discarded from a ship's galley. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Any of several greasy compounds used as lubricants or rust preventives for machinery. Webster's New World.
slush. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Meteorology, Drink slush /slʌʃ/ noun 1 [ uncountable] partly melted snow Children were sliding around in the snow and slush. 2 [ uncountable] informal feelings or stories that seem silly because they are too romantic sentimental slush 3 [ countable, uncountable] especially ...
