silt

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} [[mud|Mud]] or fine [[earth]] deposited from running or standing water.
2. {{lb|en|uncountable|by extension}} Any material with similar physical characteristics, regardless of its [[origin]]s or [[transport]].
3. {{lb|en|countable|geology}} A [[particle]] from 3.9 to 62.5 [[micron]]s in [[diameter]], following the [[Wentworth scale]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To clog or fill with silt.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To become clogged with silt.
3. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[flow]] through [[crevice]]s; to [[percolate]].

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