slush

n.

1. Partially melted snow or ice.
2. Soft mud; slop; mire.
3. Nautical. Grease or fat discarded from a ship's galley.
4. A greasy compound used as a lubricant for machinery.
5. Maudlin speech or writing; sentimental drivel.
6. A drink made of flavored syrup poured over crushed ice.
7. Informal. Unsolicited manuscripts submitted to a publisher.

v., slushed, slush·ing, slush·es.

v.tr.

1. To daub (machinery) with slush.
2. To fill (joints in masonry) with mortar.
3. Nautical. To wash down (a deck) by splashing with water.
4. To splash or soak with slush or mud.

v.intr.

1. To walk or proceed through slush.
2. 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.

noun

A viscous, usually offensively dirty substance: mire, muck, ooze, slime, slop, sludge. See clean/dirty.

verb

To soil with mud: bemire, mire, muck (up), mud, muddy. See clean/dirty.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: partially melted snow

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The verb slush has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: make a splashing sound; of liquids
  Synonyms: splash, splosh, slosh

Meaning #2: spill or splash copiously or clumsily
  Synonyms: slosh, slosh around, slush around

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - sjap, sjap-is, pløre, ælte, søle, sentimentalt sludder, pladder
v. tr. - søle til, sjaske til, dække med pløre
v. intr. - plaske i mudder, plaske i sjap

idioms:

• slush fund    fedtekasse, bestikkelsesfond

Nederlands (Dutch)
slijk, smeltende sneeuw, schaafijs met siroop

Français (French)
n. - neige fondue, sensiblerie, (US, Culin) granité
v. tr. - éclabousser, enduire de pâte, remplir avec du mortier, éclabousser/tremper avec de la boue/de la gadoue
v. intr. - marcher dans la neige fondue

idioms:

• slush fund    caisse noire, fonds secrets (npl)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schneematsch, Schlamm
v. - patschen, schwappen

idioms:

• slush fund    Fonds für Bestechungsgelder

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βόρβορος, λασπόνερο, χιονόνερο, άλειμμα, λίπος, (καθομ.) υπερσυναισθηματισμός, γλυκερότητες, ζαχαρώματα, σοροπιάσματα, σαχλαμάρες, (ναυτ.) φαγητό
v. - πιτσιλίζω, (καθομ.) φασινάρω

idioms:

• slush fund    μυστικό κονδύλι (για σκοτεινούς σκοπούς ή δωροδοκίες)

Italiano (Italian)
melma

idioms:

• slush fund    fondi neri

Português (Portuguese)
n. - neve suja meio derretida (f), graxa de lubrificação (f), sentimental
v. - esbarrar

idioms:

• slush fund    verba para suborno ou corrupção, caixinha

Русский (Russian)
талый снег, жидкая грязь, глухой плеск, жировые отбросы, сальный налет, антикоррозийная смазка, ружейное масло, сентиментальный вздор, окатывать (грязью, водой), покрывать антикоррозийной смазкой, брызгать водой, шлепать по грязи, течь с глухим плеском, есть с чавканьем, расшивать швы, чистить канал ствола

idioms:

• slush fund    деньги для подкупа влиятельных лиц

Español (Spanish)
n. - fango, lodo, aguanieve
v. tr. - mojar, ensuciar, embarrar, engrasar, lavar (echando agua)
v. intr. - chapotear, derretirse (la nieve)

idioms:

• slush fund    dinero utilizado con fines deshonestos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - snösörja, snöslask, issörja, gyttja, sentimentalt dravel, struntprat
v. - prata strunt, skriva sentimentalt dravel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
融雪, 泥泞, 溅泼, 给...上润滑油, 给...灌砂浆, 在融雪中走

idioms:

• slush fund    贿赂款, 行贿基金

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 融雪, 泥濘
v. tr. - 濺潑, 給...上潤滑油, 給...灌砂漿
v. intr. - 在融雪中走, 濺潑

idioms:

• slush fund    賄賂款, 行賄基金

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 진창눈, (녹막이용) 백연석회, 슬러시
v. tr. - 윤활유를 바르다, 녹 방지제를 칠하다, 시멘트로 틈새를 채워넣다
v. intr. - 진창을 지나가다, 물을 끼얹어 점벙점벙 씻다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 解けかかった雪, ぬかるみ, 感傷的な本

idioms:

• slush fund    不正資金

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وحل أو طين رقيق ألقوام, ثلج نصف ذائب, نفايه (فعل) يكسو بالملاط, يطلي وقايه من ألصدأ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שלג מימי, בוץ, רפש, רגשנות, ספרות משתפכת‬
v. tr. - ‮התפלש במים‬
v. intr. - ‮השמיע רעש של התפלשות במים‬

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Slush Mug	slush machine