slag

slag

 (slăg)

n.

1. The vitreous mass left as a residue by the smelting of metallic ore.

2. See scoria.

tr. & intr.v. slagged, slag·ging, slags

To change into or form slag.

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[Low German slagge, from Middle Low German.]

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slag′gy adj.

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slag

(slæɡ)

n

1. (Metallurgy) Also called: cinder the fused material formed during the smelting or refining of metals by combining the flux with gangue, impurities in the metal, etc. It usually consists of a mixture of silicates with calcium, phosphorus, sulphur, etc. See also basic slag

2. (Geological Science) a mass of rough fragments of pyroclastic rock and cinders derived from a volcanic eruption; scoria

3. (Mining & Quarrying) a mixture of shale, clay, coal dust, and other mineral waste produced during coal mining

4. slang Brit a coarse or dissipated girl or woman

vb, slags, slagging or slagged

(tr) slang (usually foll by off) Brit to abuse (someone) verbally

[C16: from Middle Low German slagge, perhaps from slagen to slay]

ˈslagging n

ˈslaggy adj

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slag

(slæg)

n., v. slagged, slag•ging. n.

1. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.

v.t.

2. to convert into slag.

v.i.

3. to form slag.

[1545–55; < Middle Low German slagge]

slag′gy, adj. -gi•er, -gi•est.

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slag

Past participle: slagged
Gerund: slagging

Imperative

slag

slag

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	slag - the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals scoria, dross scum - a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid basic slag - slag produced in making steel; low in silica but having large amounts of calcium phosphate; useful as fertilizer
Verb	1.	slag - convert into slag convert - change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"

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slag

noun (Brit. slang) tart (informal), scrubber (Brit. & Austral. slang), whore, pro (slang), brass (slang), prostitute, hooker (U.S. slang), hustler (U.S. & Canad. slang), moll (slang), call girl, courtesan, working girl (facetious slang), harlot, slapper (Brit. informal), streetwalker, camp follower, loose woman, fallen woman, strumpet, trollop, white slave, bawd (archaic), cocotte, fille de joie (French) She became a slag, a tart, a hustler, a lost girl.

slag something or someone off (Slang) criticize, abuse, malign, slam, insult, mock, slate, slang, deride, berate, slander, diss (slang, chiefly U.S.), lambast(e), flame (informal) People keep slagging me off.

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Translations

herunterputzenSchlackeSchlampeverschlacken

huorakuonaloatalutkamustamaalata

salope

scoria

delslak

escórialavamagma

šljakatroskazgura

slag

¹ [slæg]

A. N (Min) → escoria f

B. CPD slag heap N → escorial m

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slag

² [slæg] N (Brit) (pej) (= slut) → puta f, ramera f

slag off VT + ADV (esp Brit) (= criticize) → poner como un trapo

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slag

[ˈslæg]

n

(= waste material) → scories fpl

(British) (pejorative) (= slut) → salope f

slag off

vt sep (British) → dire du mal deslag heap n (at mine) → terril m

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slag

n

→ Schlacke f

(Brit sl: = woman) → Schlampe f (inf)

vt (Brit inf: = run down) → miesmachen (inf), → runtermachen (inf)

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slag

[slæg]

1. n

a. (waste, from coal mine, smelting) → scorie fpl

b. (Brit) (fam, offensive) → puttana

2. vt (Brit) (fam) to slag sb/sth off → sputtanare qn/qc

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