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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Slush  \Slush\,  n.  [Cf.  Sw  slaska  to  paddle  in  water,  slask  wet, 
  filth.]  [Written  also  {slosh}.] 
  1.  Soft  mud. 
 
  2.  A  mixture  of  snow  and  water;  half-melted  snow. 
 
  3.  A  soft  mixture  of  grease  and  other  materials,  used  for 
  lubrication. 
 
  4.  The  refuse  grease  and  fat  collected  in  cooking,  especially 
  on  shipboard. 
 
  5.  (Mach.)  A  mixture  of  white  lead  and  lime,  with  which  the 
  bright  parts  of  machines,  such  as  the  connecting  rods  of 
  steamboats,  are  painted  to  be  preserved  from  oxidation. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Slush  \Slush\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Slushed};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Slushing}.] 
  1.  To  smear  with  slush  or  grease;  as  to  slush  a  mast. 
 
  2.  To  paint  with  a  mixture  of  white  lead  and  lime. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  slush 
  n  :  partially  melted  snow 
  v  1:  make  a  splashing  sound;  of  liquids  [syn:  {splash},  {splosh}, 
  {slosh}] 
  2:  spill  or  splash  copiously  or  clumsily;  "slosh  paint  all  over 
  the  walls"  [syn:  {slosh},  {slosh  around},  {slush  around}] 




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