noun
- partly melted snow or ice
- soft mud; mire
- refuse fat or grease from cooking, esp. on board ship
- any of several greasy compounds used as lubricants or rust preventives for machinery
- ☆ overly sentimental talk or writing; drivel
- ☆ a confection consisting of shaved or crushed ice with a syrup, usually fruit-flavored, poured over it
- Informal slush pile
Origin:
prob. < Scand, as in Dan sluske, ult. < IE base *(s)leu- > sleet
intransitive verb
to walk or move through slushy snow, ice, or mud