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–noun 

1. partly melted snow. 



2. liquid mud; watery mire.

3. waste, as fat, grease, or other refuse, from the galley of a ship.

4. a mixture of grease and other materials for lubricating.

5. silly, sentimental, or weakly emotional talk or writing: romantic slush. 

6. slush pile.  



–verb (used with object) 

7. to splash with slush.

8. to grease, polish, or cover with slush.

9. to fill or cover with mortar (迫擊砲,灰漿) or cement.

10. to wash with a large quantity of water, as by dashing it on.





　

The most fascinating element in Darren Aronofsky's film is the backstage detail about wrestling. He does this so well, yet has never made a film even remotely like this before. 



In the [snow] and [slush] of New Jersey, Randy and his opponents make the rounds of shabby union halls, school gyms, community centers and American Legion halls, using whatever they can find for dressing rooms, taping their damaged parts, psyching themselves up and agreeing beforehand on the script. 





precipitate

cataract

dank

damp often chilly

a dank [cellar]

The dankest [dungeon] would be warmed in the sunshine of Bettie's smile or [crumble] under the force of her wink. 

damper

His glum mood put a [damper] on their party.

Mol comes dazzlingly alive in color in a way she doesn't in B&W, which increasingly [puts] a mild damper on the predominantly shades-of-gray picture. 

Inflict