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noun
- 1. thick, soft, wet mud or a similar viscous mixture of liquid and solid components, especially the product of an industrial or refining process.
The meaning of SLUDGE is mud, mire; especially : a muddy deposit (as on a riverbed) : ooze. How to use sludge in a sentence.
SLUDGE definition: 1. soft, wet soil or a substance that looks like this: 2. soft, wet soil or a substance that looks…. Learn more.
sludge. noun [ U ] us / slʌdʒ / uk / slʌdʒ /. Add to word list. soft, wet soil or a substance that looks like this: We seemed to spend the last mile of the walk knee-deep in sludge. Synonyms. goo informal. mud.
noun. mud, mire, or ooze; slush. a deposit of ooze at the bottom of a body of water. any of various more or less mudlike deposits or mixtures. the sediment in a steam boiler or water tank. broken ice, as on the sea. a mixture of some finely powdered substance and water.
Definition of sludge noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. 1. soft mud, snow, etc. 2. any deposit or sediment. 3. a surface layer of ice that has a slushy appearance. 4. (in sewage disposal) the solid constituents of sewage that precipitate during treatment and are removed for subsequent purification.
Also called activated sludge. Bacteriology. sewage sediment that contains a heavy growth of microorganisms, resulting from vigorous aeration.
SLUDGE meaning: soft, wet soil, or a substance that looks like this. Learn more.
Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English. Definition of sludge noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
sludge. (slŭj) n. 1. Semisolid material such as the type precipitated by sewage treatment. 2. Mud, mire, or ooze covering the ground or forming a deposit, as on a riverbed. 3. Finely broken or half-formed ice on a body of water, especially the sea.
