From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishslushslush /slʌʃ/ noun 1 [uncountable]HEM partly melted snow Children were sliding around in the snow and slush.2 [uncountable] informalEMOTIONAL feelings or stories that seem silly because they are too romantic sentimental slush3 [countable, uncountable] especially American EnglishDFD a drink made with crushed ice and a sweet liquid cherry slush —slushy adjective
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slush• This impressed me, for there is nothing more penetrating than snow and slush.• Outside there was snow and slush along the streets and sidewalks.• He put a tentative arm up; instantly one pulled over, in a rolling wave of black slush.• Everything had melted into brown slush within a few hours.• a cherry slush• Semi-conscious, he slid slowly down, his feet and legs sinking into the freezing slush at the bottom.• After a whole day there was just a thin layer of muddy slush.• Sprinkle the minimum amount of salt needed to lower the freezing point of water from slippery ice to safer mushy slush.• This is a love story, with a lot more going for it than slush and mush.Origin slush (1600-1700) Probably from a Scandinavian language 