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# slurry

«slurry» in Mova's school dictionary: **a thick, runny mixture of water and something solid, such…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (slurry, slurries — mostly uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Slurry is a thick, runny mixture of water and something solid, such as mud, cement or crushed rock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slurry/#m1)

2) (farming) On farms, slurry is liquid animal manure (dung and urine mixed with water) kept in tanks or pits and spread on fields as fertiliser. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slurry/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science it is a good example of a mixture that is not a solution: the solid bits are suspended in the liquid and settle if left. In everyday country life children hear about slurry tanks, slurry spreading and the smell. Safety: slurry pits and tanks are very dangerous; they give off poisonous gases and people and animals can drown in them, so children must keep away. Phrases: "slurry pit", "slurry tank", "spread slurry", "cement slurry".

### examples

- The farmer sprayed slurry on the field, and the whole village smelled it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slurry/#x1)
- Never go near a slurry pit on a farm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slurry/#x2)
- The builders poured a slurry of cement into the hole. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slurry/#x3)
- When the river flooded, a brown slurry of mud covered the road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slurry/#x4)
- Our science teacher mixed clay and water to make a slurry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slurry/#x5)
- If you leave the slurry still, the solid bits sink to the bottom. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slurry/#x6)
- Farm safety posters warn that slurry gas can kill in seconds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slurry/#x7)

### note

Usually uncountable: "some slurry", "a lot of slurry"; "slurries" is used only by scientists for different kinds. Do not confuse with "slurred" (speech that is not clear) or "slur" (an insult). In science, a slurry is a suspension, not a solution.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «slurry» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/slurry/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.