sludge

1. (countable, uncountable)Solids separated from suspension in a liquid.

   Schlamm, Matsch

   шламšlam, илil

   мулmul

2. (countable, uncountable)A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes.

   Abwasserschlamm

   оса́докosádok

3. (countable, uncountable)A sediment of accumulated minerals in a steam boiler.

   шламšlam

4. (countable, uncountable)A mass of small pieces of ice on the surface of a water body.

5. (countable, uncountable)Institutional policies that introduce tedium and inefficiency in processes.

1. I stepped in the sludge.

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2. TikTok is a sludge of mostly useless content.

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3. Ziri mashed the medlars into a delicious brown sludge.

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4. I can't imagine anything would grow in that toxic sludge.

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5. Thick sludge bubbled out of a factory pipe into the nearby creek.

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