sludge
see also: SLUDGE
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 Translations Translations Translations Translations 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.

SLUDGE
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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