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slush
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slush  (slsh)
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.
v. slushed, slush·ing, slush·es
v.tr.
1. To daub (machinery) with slush.
2. To fill (joints in masonry) with mortar.
3. Nautical To wash down (a deck) by splashing with water.
4. To splash or soak with slush or mud.
v.intr.
1. To walk or proceed through slush.
2. To make a splashing or slushy sound.

[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian slask, sloppy weather.]

slushy adj.
slushi·ly adv.
slushi·ness n.

slush [slʌʃ]
n
1. any watery muddy substance, esp melting snow
2. Informal sloppily sentimental language
3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical waste fat from the galley of a ship
vb
1. (intr; often foll by along) to make one's way through or as if through slush
2. (intr) to make a slushing sound
[related to Danish slus sleet, Norwegian slusk slops; see sludge, slosh]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.slush - partially melted snow
H2O, water - binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
Verb1.slush - make a splashing sound; "water was splashing on the floor"
sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
2.slush - spill or splash copiously or clumsily; "slosh paint all over the walls"
spatter, splatter, plash, swash, splash, splosh - dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water"

slush
noun (Informal) sentimentality, emotion, romanticism, emotionalism, tenderness, tender feeling, mawkishness, soft-heartedness, overemotionalism sentimental slush
Translations
slush [slʌʃ]
A. N
1. (= melting snow) → aguanieve f, nieve f medio derretida
2. (= mud) → fango m, lodo m
3. (= bad poetry etc) → sentimentalismo m
B. CPD slush fund Nfondos mpl para sobornar

slush [ˈslʌʃ] nneige f fondue
slush fund nfonds mpl secrets, caisse f noire

slush
n (= watery snow)(Schnee)matsch m; (= mud)Matsch m, → Morast m; (inf: = sentimental nonsense) → Kitsch m

slush [slʌʃ]
1. n (melting snow) → neve f sciolta, fanghiglia (fam) (literature) → letteratura sdolcinata

slush [slʌʃ]
1. n (melting snow) → neve f sciolta, fanghiglia (fam) (literature) → letteratura sdolcinata

slush
n slush [slaʃ]
1 melting snow The streets are covered with slush. ysreën ثَلْجٌ ذائِب киша rozbředlý sníh sjap der Schneematsch λασπόχιονο aguanieve lumelörts برفاب sohjo neige fondante שֶׁלֶג נָמֵס गलती बर्फ bljuzgavica, blato latyak salju cair krap (neve sciolta) 雪どけ 녹기 시작한 눈 pažliugęs sniegas kūstošs sniegs; šķīdonis lecah salji smeltende sneeuw snøslaps na pół stajały śnieg neve derretida lapoviţă слякоть snehová kaša, čľapkanica plundra bljuzgavica snöslask หิมะหรือน้ำแข็งที่กำลังละลาย yarı erimiş/sulu kar 半融雪, 爛泥 талий сніг کیچڑ یا پگھلتی برف tuyết tan ,
2 (something said or written showing) weak sentimentality I think most romantic novels are just slush! sentimenteel عَواطِف زائِفَه сантименталност rozbředlý sentimentalt pladder die Gefühlsduselei σαχλαμάρες, γλυκανάλατα λόγια sentimentalismo mage tundlemine, läägus احساسات آبكي lässytys sensiblerie רַגשָנוּת מְטוּפֶּשֶת घटिया प्रेमपूर्ण साहित्य “limunada”, sentimentalnost érzelgősség kecengengan væmið blaður sentimentalismo, svenevolezza 感傷 깊이가 없는 감상적인 이야기 sentimentalus paistalas, skiedalas sentimentāla pļāpāšana terlalu sentimental dan memualkan gezwijmel sentimentalt sludder tani sentymentalizm baboseira sentimentalism exagerat сентиментальный вздор gýč plaža ljiga sentimentalt dravel, smörja คำพูดแสดงอารมณ์ความรู้สึกมากเกินไป uyduruk sanat eseri 廢話 сентиментальна нісенітниця کوئی احمقانہ جذبہ lời nói, tình cảm ủy mị
adj slushy
sentimenteel ذو عواطِف زائِفَه кишав rozčvachtaný sjappet matschig σαχλός sentimentaloide, medio derretido imal پر گل و شل sohjoinen, imelä détrempé מְרוּפָּש कीचड़दार blatnjav, bljuzgav hólétől latyakos cengeng krapakenndur; væminn fangoso; svenevole 雪どけの 진창의; 실없는 pažliugęs šķīdoņa-; salkani sentimentāls diliputi lecah salji modderig, zwijmelig slapset, sølet; tåredryppende grząski, ckliwy lamacento noroios; siropos слякотный roztopený osladen bljuzgavo slaskig, sörjig เต็มไปด้วยหิมะที่กำลังละลาย sulu karlı 無價值的 сльотавий; сентиментальний پتلا، کیچڑ یا گاد جیسا lấm bùn, đầy tuyết tan
n slushiness
sentimentaliteit عاطِفِيَّه زائِفَه кишавост rozbředlost det at være sjappet der Matsch σαχλότητα carácter sentimentaloide imalus آبكي imelyys caractère boueux רוֹפֵש घटियापन sentimentalnost latyak(osság) kecengengan krapi; væmni carattere svenevole 雪どけ 진창; 실없음 žliūgas šķīdonis penuh lecah salji modderigheid, zwijmeligheid det som er slapset/tåredryppende grząskość, ckliwość aspecto lamacento caracter murdar слякоть roztopenosť osladnost bljuzgavost billig känslosamhet การเต็มไปด้วยหิมะที่กำลังละลาย abartmalı duygusallık; cıvıklık 廢話 сльотавість کثافت sự lấm bùn, sự đầy tuyết tan

slush طين رقيق القوام rozbředlý sníh sjap Schneematsch λασπόχιονο nieve fangosa loska neige fondue bljuzgavica fanghiglia ぬかるみ 진창 sneeuwbrij slaps breja neve parcialmente derretida слякоть snöslask หิมะหรือน้ำแข็งที่กำลังละลาย sulu çamur bùn loãng 烂泥


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