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/slʌd͡ʒ/
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slʌdʒ
Noun
Solids separated from suspension in a liquid.
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Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale.[…]Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.
A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes.
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A sediment of accumulated minerals in a steam boiler.
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A mass of small pieces of ice on the surface of a water body.
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Institutional policies that introduce tedium and inefficiency in processes.
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In the 2008 best seller Nudge, the legal scholar Cass R. Sunstein and the economist Richard H. Thaler marshaled behavioral-science research to show how small tweaks could help us make better choices. An updated version of the book includes a section on what they called “sludge”—tortuous administrative demands, endless wait times, and excessive procedural fuss that impede us in our lives.
Verb
To slump or slouch.
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To slop or drip slowly.
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Noun
the precipitate produced by sewage treatment
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any thick, viscous matter
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