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desludge

desludge verb: to remove sludge or sediment from.

Verb

desludge (third-person singular simple present desludges, present participle desludging, simple past and past participle desludged)

  1. (transitive) To remove sludge or sediment from.

Forms of desludge

third-person singular presentdesludges
present participledesludging
past participledesludged
pastdesludged

Origin of desludge

From de- + sludge.

Questions about desludge

What does desludge mean?
Desludge means to remove sludge or sediment from.
What part of speech is desludge?
Desludge is a verb.
What is the past tense of desludge?
The past tense of desludge is desludged.

Words near desludge in the dictionary

  1. deslorelin
  2. deslot
  3. deslots
  4. deslotted
  5. deslotting
  6. desludge
  7. desludged
  8. desludges
  9. desludging
  10. desm-
  11. desma

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