slush Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun partially melted snow
  2. verb make a splashing sound
    splosh; splash; slosh.
    • water was splashing on the floor
  3. verb spill or splash copiously or clumsily
    slosh around; slosh; slush around.
    • slosh paint all over the walls

WordNet

Slush noun
Etymology
Cf. Sw. slaska to paddle in water, slask wet, filth.
Definitions
  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.
Slush transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Slushed ; present participle & verbal noun Slushing
Definitions
  1. To smear with slush or grease; as, to slush a mast.
  2. To paint with a mixture of white lead and lime.

Webster 1913