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Silt

Silt Meaning & Definition
Silt Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Silt?

[n] mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
[v] become chocked with silt, of rivers and lakes

Synonyms | Synonyms for Silt: silt up

Related Terms | Find terms related to Silt:

See Also | back up | choke | choke off | clog | clog up | congest | dirt | foul | soil

Silt In Webster's Dictionary

\Silt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Silted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Silting}.] To choke, fill, or obstruct with silt or mud.
\Silt\, v. i. To flow through crevices; to percolate.

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