noun
any soft, moist, slippery, sometimes sticky matter, as soft mud, the mucous coating on fish, etc.; specif., moist or sticky matter considered filthy or disgusting
Origin:
ME < OE slim, akin to Ger schleim < IE base *(s)lei-, slimy: see slide
transitive verb slimed, sliming
- to cover with slime
- to clean slime from