sludge

sludge

noun \ˈsləj\

Definition of SLUDGE

1

: mud, mire; especially : a muddy deposit (as on a riverbed) : ooze

2

: a muddy or slushy mass, deposit, or sediment: as

a : precipitated solid matter produced by water and sewage treatment processes

b : muddy sediment in a steam boiler

c : a precipitate or settling (as a mixture of impurities and acid) from a mineral oil

3

: slush 5

— sludgy \ˈslə-jē\ adjective

Examples of SLUDGE

1. <after a day of heavy rain, the fairgrounds had turned into pure sludge>
2. <I can't bring myself to read that sludge.>

Origin of SLUDGE

Middle English slugge, perhaps alteration of slicche mud, slush; akin to Old High German slīh mire

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to SLUDGE

Synonyms

guck (or gook), mire, muck, ooze, slime, slop, mud, slush

Related Words

gumbo, silt; clay, dirt, gravel, humus, loam, sand, soil

Rhymes with SLUDGE

bludge, budge, drudge, fudge, grudge, judge, nudge, smudge, trudge