SLAG (slagged, slagging)

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Irregular inflected forms: slagged    , slagging   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does slag mean? 

• SLAG (noun)
  The noun SLAG has 1 sense:

1. the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals

  Familiarity information: SLAG used as a noun is very rare.

• SLAG (verb)
  The verb SLAG has 1 sense:

1. convert into slag

  Familiarity information: SLAG used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SLAG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

dross; scoria; slag

Hypernyms ("slag" is a kind of...):

scum (a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "slag"):

basic slag (slag produced in making steel; low in silica but having large amounts of calcium phosphate; useful as fertilizer)

• SLAG (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Convert into slag

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "slag" is one way to...):

convert (change the nature, purpose, or function of something)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something