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Meaning of slurry

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slurry

Pronunciation:/ˈslʌ.ɹi//ˈslɝ.i/

noun

Definitions

  1. Any flowable suspension of small particles in liquid.

  2. Liquid waste from some types of mining, such as mountain top removal mining, usually very toxic and stored nearby in large dams.

  3. A mixture of animal waste, other organic material and sometimes water, stored in a slurry pit and used as fertilizer; also used in combination, as pig slurry, etc.

  4. A thickener.

verb

Definitions

  1. To make a slurry (of some material).

  2. To apply a slurry (to).

    Example: Next week we will be slurrying the parking lot.

slurry

Pronunciation:/ˈslɜːɹi//ˈslɝi/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Slurred, tending to slur.

    Example: He spoke with a slurry voice. — His voice became progressively slurrier as he drank the three bottles of wine.