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Silt

sɪlt

Silt definitions
noun
silt silts
  1. fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, especially in a channel or harbour
    • a bed or layer of silt
    • sediment whose particles are between clay and sand in size (typically 0.002–0.06 mm)
verb
silt silted silting silts
  1. become filled or blocked with silt

    "the river's mouth had silted up"

    become blocked become choked become clogged fill up (with silt) become filled become dammed
    • fill or block with silt

      "the soil ends up silting up the stream"