Sekirov Dictionary

slush

/slʌʃ/

noun 7
verb 3
forms 3
phrases 1

noun7

•
Half-melted snow or ice, generally located on the ground.
- As the skiing season drew to an end, there was nothing but slush left on the piste.
Flavored shaved ice served as a drink (a slushie).
Unsolicited manuscripts, as in slush pile.
Liquid mud or mire.
A soft mixture of grease and other materials, used for lubrication.
The refuse grease and fat collected in cooking, especially on shipboard.
A mixture of white lead and lime, used as a paint to prevent oxidation.

verb3

•
To slosh or splash; to move as, or through, a slushy or liquid substance.
- The water was soon slushing merrily over the deck, while the smoke pouring from the cabin stove carried a promise of good things to come. — 1902
•
To smear with slushy liquid or grease.
- The ungrateful “they” are Brooklynites who’ve come to see Harding-Mamary creations as a chain, where you can get it venti in a ramekin with crème fraîche or slushed with guava and salt on the rim. — 2008
To paint with a mixture of white lead and lime.

forms

slushed · slushing · slushes

Phrases with slush

slush up
To fill (spaces in masonry) with mortar.

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