silt

silt

 (sĭlt)

n.

A sedimentary material consisting of very fine particles intermediate in size between sand and clay.

v. silt·ed, silt·ing, silts

v.intr.

To become filled with silt: an old channel that silted up.

v.tr.

To fill, cover, or obstruct with silt: River sediments gradually silted the harbor.

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[Middle English sylt, probably of Scandinavian origin; see sal- in Indo-European roots.]

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silt·a′tion n.

silt′y adj.

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silt

(sɪlt)

n

(Geological Science) a fine deposit of mud, clay, etc, esp one in a river or lake

vb

(Geological Science) (usually foll by up) to fill or become filled with silt; choke

[C15: of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian, Danish sylt salt marsh; related to Old High German sulza salt marsh; see salt]

silˈtation n

ˈsilty adj

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silt

(sɪlt)

n.

1. earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.

v.i.

2. to become filled or choked up with silt.

v.t.

3. to fill or choke up with silt.

[1400–50; late Middle English cylte gravel compare Old English syltan to salt, Old High German sulza salt marsh]

sil•ta′tion, n.

silt′y, adj.

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silt

(sĭlt)

Small grains or particles of disintegrated rock, smaller than sand and larger than clay. Silt is often found at the bottom of bodies of water, such as lakes, where it accumulates slowly by settling through the water.

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silt

Past participle: silted
Gerund: silting

Imperative

silt

silt

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	silt - mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake dirt, soil - the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
Verb	1.	silt - become chocked with silt; "The river silted up" silt up clog, clog up, congest, choke off, foul, back up, choke - become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"

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silt

noun sediment, deposit, residue, ooze, sludge, alluvium The lake was almost solid with silt and vegetation.

silt something up clog up, block up, choke up, obstruct, stop up, jam up, dam up, bung up, occlude, congest The soil washed from the hills is silting up the dams.

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Translations

غَرْيَن، طَمْي

bahnonános

dynd

SchlammSchlickSchluff

légamo

limonvase

árframburîur, botnleîja

limoinsabbiareinsabbiarsi

užaktiužnešti dumblu

nogulumisanesas

bunnslamdynn

balçıkmil

淤泥

silt

[sɪlt] N → sedimento m, aluvión m

silt up

A. VI + ADV → obstruirse (con sedimentos)

B. VT + ADV → obstruir (con sedimentos)

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silt

[ˈsɪlt] n → vase f, limon m

silt up

vi → s'envaser

vt sep → envaser
to be silted up → être envasé(e)

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silt

n → Schwemmsand m; (= river mud) → Schlick m

vt (also silt up) → mit Schlick/Schwemmsand füllen

vi (also silt up) → verschlammen

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silt

[sɪlt] n → limo

silt up

1. vi + adv → insabbiarsi

2. vt + adv → ostruire

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silt

(silt) noun

fine sand and mud left behind by flowing water. slik غَرْيَن، طَمْي нанос sedimento bahno, nános der Schlamm dynd βούρκος, λάσπηsedimento, aluvión, limo, cieno uhtliiv, muda لجن liete vaseסחופת गाद mulj, glib iszap halus árframburður, botnleðja limo 沈泥 미사(微砂) dumblas, sąnašos sanesas; nogulumi kelodak slibbunnslam, dynnmuł خړه، سليټ، پسته خاوره sedimento nămol ил; осадок bahno, nános mulj mulj slam, dy ขี้โคลน mil, balçık 淤泥，淤沙 мул, осад на дні رسوب bùn, phù sa 淤泥

silt up

to (cause to) become blocked by mud etc. The harbour had gradually silted up, so that large boats could no longer use it. verslik يَسُد بالرَّمل او الطمْي затлачвам (се) assorear(-se) zanést se verschlammen mudre til φράζω με λάσπη obstruir con sedimentos, encenagar (mudaga) ummistuma لجن گرفتن liettyä s'envaser לְהִתמַלֵא בִּסחוֹפֶת गाद से भरना या भर जाना začepiti se muljem, postati muljevit eliszaposodik mendangkal fyllast leðju/sandi insabbiarsi, ostruirsi ふさがる (진흙 등에 의해) 막히다 užnešti dumblu, užakti aizsērēt penuh dengan kelodak dichtslibben mudre, stoppe til zamulać (się) په خړه پټول، په خړه كې ډوبول assorear(-se) a se înămoli засорять; заиливать zaniesť sa zamuljen naneti mulj slamma igen อุดตันด้วยโคลน mille/balçıkla doldurmak 淤塞 заноситися мулом ریت سے اٹنا، بند ہو جانا đầy bùn 淤塞

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