Definition of sludge Sludge

/slʌˈʤ/ - [sluj] - sludge

We found 17 definitions of sludge from 7 different sources.

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What does sludge mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: sludges

sludge - any thick, viscous matter
  slime, goo, goop, gook, guck, gunk, muck, ooze
  matter that which has mass and occupies space; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
sludge - the precipitate produced by sewage treatment
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • sludge (Noun)
    A generic term for solids separated from suspension in a liquid.
  • sludge (Noun)
    A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes.
  • sludge (Noun)
    A sediment of accumulated minerals in a steam boiler.
  • sludge (Noun)
    A mass of small pieces of ice on the surface of a body of water.
  • sludge (Verb)
    To slump or slouch.
  • sludge (Verb)
    To slop or drip slowly.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • sludge (n.)
    Mud; mire; soft mud; slush.
  • sludge (n.)
    Small floating pieces of ice, or masses of saturated snow.
  • sludge (n.)
    See Slime, 4.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • sludge
    A semifluid, slushy, murky mass of sediment resulting from treatment of water, sewage, or industrial and mining wastes, and often appearing as local bottom deposits in polluted bodies of water.\n(Source: BJGEO)
  • sludge
    Soaked clay or soil; very soft ground.
  • sludge
    A soft, soupy, or muddy bottom deposit, such as found on tideland or in a stream bed.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • sludge
    sluj, n. soft mud or mire: half-melted snow.—adj. Sludg′y, miry: muddy. [A form of slush.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • sludge
    A wet deposit formed by streams. Also, a stratum of young ice in rough seas. Also, in polar parlance, comminuted fragments of brash ice.

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