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slosh

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Slosh  \Slosh\,  Sloshy  \Slosh"y\ 
  See  {Slush},  {Slushy}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Slush  \Slush\,  n.  [Cf.  Sw  slaska  to  paddle  in  water,  slask  wet, 
  filth.]  [Written  also  {slosh}.] 
  1.  Soft  mud. 
 
  2.  A  mixture  of  snow  and  water;  half-melted  snow. 
 
  3.  A  soft  mixture  of  grease  and  other  materials,  used  for 
  lubrication. 
 
  4.  The  refuse  grease  and  fat  collected  in  cooking,  especially 
  on  shipboard. 
 
  5.  (Mach.)  A  mixture  of  white  lead  and  lime,  with  which  the 
  bright  parts  of  machines,  such  as  the  connecting  rods  of 
  steamboats,  are  painted  to  be  preserved  from  oxidation. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  slosh 
  v  1:  make  a  splashing  sound;  of  liquids  [syn:  {splash},  {splosh}, 
  {slush}] 
  2:  walk  through  mud  or  mire;  "We  had  to  splosh  across  the  wet 
  meadow"  [syn:  {squelch},  {squish},  {splash},  {splosh},  {slop}] 
  3:  spill  or  splash  copiously  or  clumsily;  "slosh  paint  all  over 
  the  walls"  [syn:  {slush},  {slosh  around},  {slush  around}]




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