slurry
To make a slurryTo make a slurry (of some material).
» The press is a beast, crushing almost 47 tonnes of apples an hour into juice and slurry.
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2 sensesTo make a slurry (of some material).
To apply a slurry (to).
Next week we will be slurrying the parking lot.
Examples
2 sentencesThe press is a beast, crushing almost 47 tonnes of apples an hour into juice and slurry.
It's important that dairy farmers milk in the morning and evening, and that they always clean the cowshed and dispose of slurry.
deFür Milchbauern ist es wichtig, morgens und abends zu melken, den Stall immer zu reinigen und Gülle zu entsorgen. — shibaddict
Origin
Unclear; probably related to Middle English sloor (“thin or fluid mud”); compare slur. FroUnclear; probably related to Middle English sloor (“thin or fluid mud”); compare slur. From mid-15th c.
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Forms
slurries, slurrying, slurried, slurriedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.