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slush en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /slʌʃ/

Etymology

May be a variant of sludge or imitative like slosh. Perhaps a confluence of both influences.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) 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.
2. (uncountable, usually) Liquid mud or mire.
3. (uncountable, usually) Flavored shaved ice served as a drink (a slushie).
4. (uncountable, usually) A soft mixture of grease and other materials, used for lubrication.
5. (uncountable, usually) The refuse grease and fat collected in cooking, especially on shipboard.
6. (uncountable, usually) A mixture of white lead and lime, used as a paint to prevent oxidation.
7. (uncountable, usually) Unsolicited manuscripts, as in slush pile.

Forms

Deriveds

slushy (non-alcoholic) · slushie · slush-cast · slushbreaker · Slush Puppy · slushpile · slush fund · slushball · slushee (alcoholic drink) · slushflow · slush puppy

Descendants

slush

Synonyms

Slush Puppie (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) · slush ice (snow) · Slurpee (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) · slushy (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) · slurpee (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) · slush puppy (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) · slushie (flavored shaved ice served as a drink)

Translations (107)

el λασπόχιονο (half-melted snow) · cs ledová tříšť (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) · es nieve semiderretida (half-melted snow) · ast chanfaina (half-melted snow) · hu hólé (half-melted snow) · ko 슬러시 (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) · bg киша (half-melted snow) · es granizado (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) · sk blato (liquid mud or mire) · hu latyak (half-melted snow) · fo krapi (half-melted snow) · az qarlamac (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) · de Slush (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) · fr névasse (half-melted snow) · cs břečka (liquid mud or mire) · ar سلاش (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) · gl barro (liquid mud or mire) · sv snöglopp (half-melted snow) · es nieve a medio derretir (half-melted snow) · ko 이녕 (liquid mud or mire) · uk сльота (half-melted snow) · ota چامور (liquid mud or mire) · gl zoldra (half-melted snow) · et liga (liquid mud or mire) · ar وَحْل (liquid mud or mire) · pl slushie (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) · cy slwtsh (half-melted snow) · sh бљу̏згавица (half-melted snow) · no slaps (half-melted snow) · de Schneematsch (half-melted snow) · ru слаш (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) · nl slush (half-melted snow) · pt granizado (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) · sv snöslask (half-melted snow) · ast chafardina (half-melted snow) · scn nivarra (half-melted snow) · ru жи́жа (half-melted snow) · ru шуга́ (half-melted snow) · sk čľapkanica (half-melted snow) · fr neige fondue (half-melted snow) · bg слъш (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) · ast farrapera (half-melted snow) · sk ľadová triešť (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) · hu jégkása (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) · ru снежура́ (half-melted snow) · lt pliurza (liquid mud or mire) · nn sørpe (half-melted snow) · et läga (liquid mud or mire) · nl slush (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) · ru снегова́я ка́ша (half-melted snow) · tr balçık (liquid mud or mire) · tr mırç (liquid mud or mire) · sv modd (half-melted snow) · fr sloche (half-melted snow) · fi loska (half-melted snow) · tr karsık (half-melted snow) · sh bljȕzgavica (half-melted snow) · it poltiglia (liquid mud or mire) · bg лапавица (half-melted snow) · et lörts (half-melted snow) · bg рядка кал (liquid mud or mire) · pl breja (liquid mud or mire) · fi muta (liquid mud or mire) · fr granité (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) · de Slusheis (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) · mi ōi (liquid mud or mire) · ro fleșcăraie (half-melted snow) · nn slaps (half-melted snow) · nb sørpe (half-melted snow) · fr barbotine (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) · ast cembatu (half-melted snow) · eu elur urtu (half-melted snow) · ru сля́коть (half-melted snow) · nn slufs (half-melted snow) · et muda (liquid mud or mire) · ast repla (liquid mud or mire) · ro zloată (half-melted snow) · cmn 雪泥 (half-melted snow) · pt lama (liquid mud or mire) · de Matsch (liquid mud or mire) · ga lathach (liquid mud or mire) · ru жи́жа (liquid mud or mire) · gl lama (liquid mud or mire) · is slabb (half-melted snow) · fr gadoue (liquid mud or mire) · nl papsneeuw (half-melted snow) · izh hyymä (half-melted snow) · nn slafs (half-melted snow) · cs čvachtanice (half-melted snow) · sv slask (half-melted snow) · cmn 爛泥 /烂泥 (liquid mud or mire) · fi jäähilejuoma (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) · is krap (half-melted snow) · ast llama (liquid mud or mire) · ja スラッシュ (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) · pt lama de neve (half-melted snow) · cs břečka (half-melted snow) · et sulalumi (half-melted snow) · de Slush Eis (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) · pl breja z błota i rozmokłego śniegu (half-melted snow) · tr çamur (liquid mud or mire) · ja 泥濘 (liquid mud or mire) · ru сля́коть (liquid mud or mire) · es nieve fangosa (half-melted snow) · tr karsanbaç (flavored shaved ice served as a drink) · hu lucsok (half-melted snow) · eo degelaĵo (half-melted snow)

slush en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /slʌʃ/

Etymology

May be a variant of sludge or imitative like slosh. Perhaps a confluence of both influences.

Meanings

1. 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 July 9, Donald G. Mcneil, “Restless Pioneers, Seeding Brooklyn”, in New York Times:
2. To slosh or splash; to move as, or through, a slushy or liquid substance.
   • The creek at last crossed, the party attempted to push forward on the other side, but after travelling a mile leading the horses, slushing through bog and swamp under a heavy rain, they were obliged to turn back and encamp on some high ground on the banks of the creek, about half-a-mile above the crossing, where there was a little good grass. 1867, Frank Jardine, Alexander Jardine, The Overland Expedition of The Messrs. Jardine:
   • The deck below me was littered with chests, sea boots, and odds and ends of clothing, while farther aft considerable water had found entrance through the scuttle hole, and was slushing back and forth as the bark rolled. 1918, Randall Parrish, Wolves of the Sea:
   • But as the boat stuck in the bottom and refused to stir, he suddenly dropped his hold, and with an "Avance done!" gallantly slushed his way into the water alongside, in his Sunday trousers, lifted the gunwale and started her afloat, amidst a shower of final "Au revoirs," and the rose chaloupe moved with noiseless smoothness down the current. 1888, Wilfrid Chateauclair, The Young Seigneur:
   • 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, Jack London, The Cruise of the Dazzler:
   • They climbed over fallen and moss-grown logs; they slushed through shallow water; they crawled on their hands and knees under embankments and rocks, and at last, at Handsome's order, they stepped into a boat of some kind which the latter pushed away from the bank with a pole. 1907, Nicholas Carter, A Woman at Bay:
   • Sitting inside the Starbucks on Broadway near Roscoe, two art students had tired of sketching people slushing through the two-day-old snow. 1994 March 4, Dave Wiethop, Sandi Abadinski, “Reader to Reader”, in Chicago Reader:
   • A belated freshman, his oilskin slicker rasping loudly, slushed along the soft path. 1919, F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise:
3. To paint with a mixture of white lead and lime.

Forms

Deriveds

slushbox · slush up · slusher