n.
- Partially melted snow or ice.
- Soft mud; slop; mire.
- Nautical. Grease or fat discarded from a ship's galley.
- A greasy compound used as a lubricant for machinery.
- Maudlin speech or writing; sentimental drivel.
- A drink made of flavored syrup poured over crushed ice.
- Informal. Unsolicited manuscripts submitted to a publisher.
v., slushed, slush·ing, slush·es. v.tr.
- To daub (machinery) with slush.
- To fill (joints in masonry) with mortar.
- Nautical. To wash down (a deck) by splashing with water.
- To splash or soak with slush or mud.
- To walk or proceed through slush.
- To make a splashing or slushy sound.
[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin, akin to Norwegian slask, sloppy weather.]
slushy slush'y adj.slushily slush'i·ly adv.
slushiness slush'i·ness n.
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