sludge

(Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Solids separated from suspension in a liquid.
2. (countable, uncountable) A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes.
3. (countable, uncountable) A sediment of accumulated minerals in a steam boiler.
4. (countable, uncountable) A mass of small pieces of ice on the surface of a water body.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of sludge metal.
6. (countable, uncountable) Institutional policies that introduce tedium and inefficiency in processes.

Verb

1. (informal, intransitive) To slump or slouch.
2. (intransitive) To slop or drip slowly.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/slʌd͡ʒ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Possibly related to slush.

Sinonieme

mud

slime

ooze

mire

muck

silt

slush

sediment

guck

puddle

dregs

gunk

quagmire

goo

gook

sewage sludge

goop

effluent sludge

slurry

filth

suspension

trudge

chemical ooze

fango

soft mud

mud accumulation

ice scum

alluvium

mud silting

clay

dreg

frost

grease

grime

gumbo

ice

🧊

lees

mess

morass

mortar

mush

pulp

quicksand

refuse

rime

slab

slap

slosh

Vertalings

Schlamm

boue

fango

lodo

Matsch

lie

modder

fanghiglia

vase

lodo

Klärschlamm

morchia

dépôt

limo

Abwasserschlamm