Slosh

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Slosh \Slosh\, Sloshy \Slosh"y\
     See {Slush}, {Slushy}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Slush \Slush\ (sl[u^]sh), n. [Cf. Sw. slaska to paddle in water,
     slask wet, filth.] [Written also {slosh}.]
     1. Soft mud.
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     2. A mixture of snow and water; half-melted snow.
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     3. A soft mixture of grease and other materials, used for
        lubrication.
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     4. The refuse grease and fat collected in cooking, especially
        on shipboard.
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     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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  slosh
       v 1: make a splashing sound; "water was splashing on the floor"
            [syn: {splash}, {splosh}, {slush}]
       2: walk through mud or mire; "We had to splosh across the wet
          meadow" [syn: {squelch}, {squish}, {splash}, {splosh}, {slop}]
       3: spill or splash copiously or clumsily; "slosh paint all over
          the walls" [syn: {slush}, {slosh around}, {slush around}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  159 Moby Thesaurus words for "slosh":
     asperge, avalanche, babble, bang, bash, bat, bedew, belt,
     bespatter, besprinkle, biff, blizzard, bolt, bubble, burble,
     cascade, cataract, catch, churn, clay, clout, crack, cram, crystal,
     dabble, damp, dampen, dash, deluge, dew, douche, douse,
     driven snow, engulf, flake, flood, flurry, foam, froth, glop,
     gobble, granular snow, guggle, gumbo, gunk, gurgle, gush, guzzle,
     hose, hose down, humect, humectate, humidify, igloo, ingurgitate,
     inundate, irrigate, lap, lapping, mantle of snow, mire, mogul,
     moisten, muck, mud, nail, ooze, overbrim, overflow, overrun,
     overwhelm, paddle, plash, pound, pour out, pour over, purl, ripple,
     roar, run over, rush, scum, shower, slab, slam, slime, slip, slob,
     slobber, slog, slop, sludge, slush, smack, smite, snow,
     snow banner, snow bed, snow blanket, snow blast, snow fence,
     snow flurry, snow roller, snow slush, snow squall, snow wreath,
     snow-crystal, snowball, snowbank, snowbridge, snowcap, snowdrift,
     snowfall, snowfield, snowflake, snowland, snowman, snowscape,
     snowshed, snowslide, snowslip, snowstorm, sock, sparge, spatter,
     spill, spill out, spill over, spindrift, splash, splatter, splosh,
     splurge, sponge, spray, sprinkle, spume, spurtle, squash, submerge,
     swamp, swash, sweep, swill, swish, syringe, trill, tumble, wallop,
     wash, washing, water, wet, wet down, wet snow, whack, whelm, whirl,
     wolf