SILT

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does silt mean? 

• SILT (noun)
  The noun SILT has 1 sense:

1. mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake

  Familiarity information: SILT used as a noun is very rare.

• SILT (verb)
  The verb SILT has 1 sense:

1. become chocked with silt

  Familiarity information: SILT used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SILT (noun)

Meaning:

Mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("silt" is a kind of...):

dirt; soil (the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock)

• SILT (verb)

Meaning:

Become chocked with silt

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

silt; silt up

Context example:

The river silted up

Hypernyms (to "silt" is one way to...):

back up; choke; choke off; clog; clog up; congest; foul (become or cause to become obstructed)

Sentence frame:

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