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SLUSH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Partially melted snow
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("slush" is a kind of...):
H2O; water (binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent)
Derivation:
slushy (being or resembling melting snow)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they slush ... he / she / it slushes
Past simple: slushed
Past participle: slushed
-ing form: slushing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Spill or splash copiously or clumsily
Example:
slosh paint all over the walls
Synonyms:
slosh; slosh around; slush; slush around
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "slush" is one way to...):
plash; spatter; splash; splatter; splosh; swash (dash a liquid upon or against)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sense 2
Meaning:
Make a splashing sound
Example:
water was splashing on the floor
Synonyms:
slosh; slush; splash; splosh
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "slush" is one way to...):
go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s PP
