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SLAG
slag, scoria, dross
(noun) the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
slag
(verb) convert into slag
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
slag (countable and uncountable, plural slags)
waste material from a coal mine
scum that forms on the surface of molten metal
impurities formed and separated out when a metal is smelted from ore; vitrified cinders
Synonyms: dross, recrement, scoria
hard aggregate remaining as a residue from blast furnaces, sometimes used as a surfacing material
scoria associated with a volcano
(UK, pejorative, dated) a coward
(UK, chiefly, Cockney, pejorative) a contemptible person, a scumbag
(UK, pejorative) a prostitute
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, slang, pejorative) a woman (sometimes a man) who has loose morals relating to sex; a slut
Synonyms
• (woman with loose sexual morals): see promiscuous woman
Verb
slag (third-person singular simple present slags, present participle slagging, simple past and past participle slagged)
(transitive) to produce slag
(intransitive) to become slag; to agglomerate when heated below the fusion point
(transitive) to reduce to slag
(transitive, sometimes with "off") to talk badly about; to malign or denigrate (someone)
(intransitive, Australia, slang) to spit
Anagrams
• GALS, gals, lags
Source: Wiktionary
Slag, n. Etym: [Sw. slagg, or LG. slacke, whence G. schlacke; originally, perhaps, the splinters struck off from the metal by hammering. See Slay, v. t.]
1. The dross, or recrement, of a metal; also, vitrified cinders.
2. The scoria of a volcano. Slag furnace, or Slag hearth (Metal.), a furnace, or hearth, for extracting lead from slags or poor ore.
– Slag wool, mineral wool. See under Mineral.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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