goop vs sludge what difference
what is difference between goop and sludge
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡuːp/
- Rhymes: -uːp
Noun
goop (usually uncountable, plural goops)
- (informal, usually uncountable) A thick, slimy substance; goo.
- (countable, informal, derogatory, dated) A silly, stupid, or boorish person.
Derived terms
- goopy
Verb
goop (third-person singular simple present goops, present participle gooping, simple past and past participle gooped)
- (informal) To apply a thick, slimy, or goo-like substance.
- (informal, possibly obsolete) To stare; gawk.
Translations
References
- “goop” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
- Random House Webster’s Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987–1996.
Anagrams
- PoGo, pogo
English
Etymology
Possibly related to slush.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /slʌdʒ/
- Rhymes: -ʌdʒ
Noun
sludge (countable and uncountable, plural sludges)
- Solids separated from suspension in a liquid.
- A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes.
- A sediment of accumulated minerals in a steam boiler.
- A mass of small pieces of ice on the surface of a body of water.
- (uncountable, music) sludge metal
Synonyms
- (separated solids): mud, mire, ooze, slush
Derived terms
Translations
Descendants
- → Italian: sludge
Verb
sludge (third-person singular simple present sludges, present participle sludging, simple past and past participle sludged)
- (intransitive, informal) To slump or slouch.
- (intransitive) To slop or drip slowly.
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