silt meaning

Noun: silt  silt

1. Mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake

Verb: silt  silt

1. Become chocked with silt
   "The river silted up"
   - silt up

Derived forms: silted, silting, silts

See also: silty

Type of: back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, dirt, foul, soil

Encyclopedia: Silt Silt, CO Silt, Colorado

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1. many rivers carry silt toward the equator.
2. each was a composite of three scoops of silt.
3. the channel is almost choked with silt.
4. the river deposited silt at its mouth.
5. a clod of silt can easily be crumbled in the fingers.