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slush

/slʌʃ/

Translations

slushnoun

slushes

слякоть

The streets were covered in slush after the snow started to melt.

Улицы были покрыты слякотью после того, как снег начал таять.

снежная каша

Driving through the slush was difficult and dangerous.

Езда по снежной каше была трудной и опасной.

Additional translations

Synonyms

slushverb

slushed

Past Simple

slushed

Past Participle

slushing

Gerund

/slʌʃ/

хлюпать

The boots slush through the melting snow.

Сапоги хлюпают по тающему снегу.

плескаться

The water slushes around in the bucket as he carries it.

Вода плещется в ведре, когда он его несет.

Synonyms

slushadjective

/slʌʃ/

Used attributively before another noun, e.g., 'slush pile', 'slush fund'.

Definitions

slushnoun

Partially melted snow or ice, often mixed with dirt, that is found on the ground.

After the snowstorm, the streets were covered in dirty slush.

A semi-liquid mixture, typically of water and another substance, such as mud or waste.

The construction site was filled with slush from the recent rain.

A type of drink made from flavored syrup and crushed ice.

On a hot summer day, I love to cool down with a cherry slush.

Excessive sentimentality or romanticism in writing or speech.

The novel was criticized for its slush and lack of depth.

Waste grease or fat from the galley of a ship, once used as a lubricant or sold for profit.

Sailors would sell the surplus slush when the vessel reached port.

slushverb

To make or become slushy, especially by melting snow or ice.

The sudden thaw slushed the driveway by noon.

To splash or move through water or slush.

The children slushed through the puddles on their way home from school.

To smear or coat (a rope, mast, or other surface) with grease or another semi-liquid substance as a lubricant or preservative, originally aboard ships.

The deckhands slushed the rigging to protect it from the salt spray.

slushadjective

Relating to or characteristic of slush, especially when used attributively in compound nouns.

The editor spent hours sorting through the slush manuscripts.