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slime
(slīm)n.
1. A thick, sticky, slippery substance.
2. Biology A mucous substance secreted by certain animals, such as catfishes and slugs.
3. Soft moist earth; mud.
4. A slurry containing very fine particulate matter.
5. Vile or disgusting matter.
6. Slang A despicable or repulsive person.
tr.v. slimed, slim·ing, slimes
1. To smear with slime.
2. To remove slime from (fish to be canned, for example).
3. To vilify or malign (someone), especially publicly.
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slime
(slaɪm)n
1. soft thin runny mud or filth
2. any moist viscous fluid, esp when noxious or unpleasant
3. (Biology) a mucous substance produced by various organisms, such as fish, slugs, and fungi
vb (tr)
4. to cover with slime
5. (Fishing) to remove slime from (fish) before canning
[Old English slīm; related to Old Norse slīm, Old High German slīmen to smooth, Russian slimák snail, Latin līmax snail]
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slime
(slaɪm)n., v. slimed, slim•ing. n.
1. thin, glutinous mud.
2. any ropy or viscous liquid matter, esp. of a foul kind.
3. a viscous secretion of animal or vegetable origin.
4. Slang. a repulsive or despicable person.
v.t. 5. to cover or smear with or as if with slime.
[before 1000; Middle English slyme, Old English slīm, c. Old Frisian, Middle Dutch, Middle High German, Old Norse slīm]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
slime
(slīm) A slippery or sticky mucous substance secreted by certain animals, such as slugs or snails.
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
slime
- asphalt - Its synonyms are mineral pitch, Jews' pitch, and slime.
- ooze - As in mud or slime, it traces back to an Old Norse word meaning "puddle, stagnant pool," and originally meant juice or sap from a plant or fruit.
- slime - Related to Latin limus, "mud, slime."
- mucous, mucus - Mucous is the adjective from Latin meaning "slimy," and mucus is the noun from Latin but cognate with Greek mussesthai, "blow the nose."
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slime
Past participle: slimed
Gerund: sliming
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| Noun | 1. |  slime - any thick, viscous matter matter - that which has mass and occupies space; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it" sapropel - sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans |
| Verb | 1. | slime - cover or stain with slime; "The snake slimed his victim" |
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slime
noun sludge, ooze, gunge (informal), mud, muck, mire, gunk (informal), gloop (informal) the muck and slime at the bottom of the pond
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slime
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Translations
طين رَخو
bahnokal
dyndslam
leîja; slím, slepja
gļotas
kal
ince çamuryapışkan
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slime
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slime
(slaim) noun thin, slippery mud or other matter that is soft, sticky and half-liquid. There was a layer of slime at the bottom of the pond.
ˈslimy adjective covered with, consisting of, or like, slime. a slimy mess on the floor.
ˈsliminess nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.