sludge

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see also: SLUDGE

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Etymology

Possibly related to slush.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /slʌd͡ʒ/

Noun

sludge

1. Solids separated from suspension in a liquid.
2. A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes.
3. A sediment of accumulated minerals in a steam boiler.
4. A mass of small pieces of ice on the surface of a water body.
5. (uncountable, music genre) Ellipsis of sludge metal

Synonyms

• (separated solids) mud, mire, ooze, slush

Translations

• French: lie
• German: Schlamm, Matsch
• Portuguese: sedimento
• Russian: шлам
• Spanish: lodo, sedimento

Translations

• German: Abwasserschlamm
• Russian: оса́док
• Spanish: fango

Translations

• Russian: шлам
• Spanish: lodo

Translations

• Spanish: costra

Verb

sludge (sludges, present participle sludging; simple past and past participle sludged)

1. (intransitive, informal) To slump or slouch.
2. (intransitive) To slop or drip slowly.

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SLUDGE

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Noun

1. (emergency medicine, mnemonic) An acronym used to help remember the common symptoms of certain affections of a cholinergic toxidrome: "salivation, lacrimation, urination, defecation, gastrointestinal upset, emesis".

Synonyms

• DUMBELS

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