silt

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: silt up

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

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

Verb (1)

  1. become chocked with silt“The river silted up”Synonyms: silt up
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Silt \Silt\ (s[i^]lt), n. [OE. silte gravel, fr. silen to drain, E. sile; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. sila, prob. akin to AS. se['o]n to filter, s[imac]gan to fall, sink, cause to sink, G. seihen to strain, to filter, OHG. s[imac]han, Icel. s[imac]a, Skr. sic to pour; cf. Gr. 'ikma`s moisture. Cf. Sig, Sile.] Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water. [1913 Webster]
Silt \Silt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Silted; p. pr. & vb. n. Silting.] To choke, fill, or obstruct with silt or mud. [1913 Webster]
Silt \Silt\, v. i. To flow through crevices; to percolate. [1913 Webster]
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