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SILT UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does silt up mean? 

SILT UP (verb)
  The verb SILT UP has 1 sense:

1. become chocked with siltplay

  Familiarity information: SILT UP used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SILT UP (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Become chocked with silt

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

silt; silt up

Context example:

The river silted up

Hypernyms (to "silt up" is one way to...):

back up; choke; choke off; clog; clog up; congest; foul (become or cause to become obstructed)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s


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