Slag (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
  2. the scoria from a volcano.
  3. waste left over after the re-sorting of coal.
verb (used with object), slagged, slag·ging.
  1. to convert into slag.
  2. to remove slag from (a steel bath).
verb (used without object), slagged, slag·ging.
  1. to form slag; become a slaglike mass.
noun
  1. an abusive woman.
noun
  1. the fused material formed during the smelting or refining of metals by combining the flux with gangue, impurities in the metal, etc. It usually consists of a mixture of silicates with calcium, phosphorus, sulphur, etc
  2. a mass of rough fragments of pyroclastic rock and cinders derived from a volcanic eruption; scoria
  3. a mixture of shale, clay, coal dust, and other mineral waste produced during coal mining
  4. a coarse or dissipated girl or woman
verb slags, slagging or slagged
  1. to abuse (someone) verbally
  2. to spit
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