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Slag
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Verb
2. slag
convert into slag
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Slag
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1. Also called: cinder
the fused material formed during the smelting or refining of metals by combining the flux with gangue, impurities in the metal, etc. It usually consists of a mixture of silicates with calcium, phosphorus, sulphur, etc
See also basic slag2.
a mass of rough fragments of pyroclastic rock and cinders derived from a volcanic eruption; scoria
3.
a mixture of shale, clay, coal dust, and other mineral waste produced during coal mining
4. British derogatory, slang
a coarse or dissipated girl or woman
verbWord forms: slags, slagging or slagged
5. (transitive) British slang (usually foll by off)
to abuse (someone) verbally
6. (intransitive) Australian slang
to spit
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Slag
see synonyms of slag noun
1.
the fused refuse or dross separated from a metal in the process of smelting
2.
lava resembling this
3. Chiefly British, Slang
a.
a worthless, contemptible person
b.
a sexually promiscuous woman
verb transitiveWord forms: slagged or ˈslagging
4.
to form into slag
5. Chiefly British, Slang
to criticize, disparage, or insult
often with off verb intransitive
6.
to form into slag
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Slag
see synonyms of slagn.
1. The vitreous mass left as a residue by the smelting of metallic ore.
2. See scoria.
tr. & intr.v. slagged, slag·ging, slags
To change into or form slag.
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