silt

[silt]

Silt is the fine bits of clay and sand that become sediment settling at the bottom of a river or lake. If there's a lot of silt flowing in a river, it looks murky.

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Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.

Noun
mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake

Verb
become chocked with silt; "The river silted up"


n.
Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.

v. t.
To choke, fill, or obstruct with silt or mud.

v. i.
To flow through crevices; to percolate.


Silt

Silt , n. [OE. silte gravel, fr. silen to drain, E. sile; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. sila, prob. akin to AS. se'a2n to filter, s'c6gan to fall, sink, cause to sink, G. seihen to strain, to filter, OHG. sihan, Icel.s'c6a, Skr. sic to pour; cf. Gr. moisture. Cf. Sig, Sile.] Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.

Silt

Silt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Silted; p. pr. & vb. n. Silting.] To choke, fill, or obstruct with silt or mud.

Silt

Silt, v. i. To flow through crevices; to percolate.

Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.

To choke, fill, or obstruct with silt or mud.

To flow through crevices; to percolate.

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