Schlamm — meaning in English

English meaning

• mire noun An area of deep, soft mud or wet, boggy ground.
• muck noun Wet, sticky dirt, mud, or manure.
• MUD noun A soft, wet mixture of soil and water.
• silt noun Fine particles of soil or mud carried and deposited by moving water.
• sludge noun Thick, soft, semi-liquid mud, waste, or sediment.

Senses

Schlamm is used for these senses in English:

• mire Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.
• muck Slimy mud, sludge.
• mud A mixture of water and soil or fine grained sediment.
• silt (uncountable) Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.

mire — full definition

1. noun An area of deep, soft mud or wet, boggy ground.
2. noun A difficult or messy situation.
3. verb To become stuck, as if in mud.

muck — full definition

1. noun Wet, sticky dirt, mud, or manure.
2. verb To clean out dirt or manure, especially from a stable (often "muck out").
3. verb In card games, to discard a hand face-down without showing it.

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