grime vs sludge

grime

noun
  • Dirt, grease, soot, etc. that is ingrained and difficult to remove. 

  • A genre of urban music that emerged in London, England, in the early 2000s, primarily a development of UK garage, dancehall, and hip hop. 

verb
  • To begrime; to cake with dirt. 

sludge

noun
  • sludge metal 

  • A residual semi-solid material left from industrial, water treatment, or wastewater treatment processes. 

  • Solids separated from suspension in a liquid. 

  • A mass of small pieces of ice on the surface of a body of water. 

  • A sediment of accumulated minerals in a steam boiler. 

verb
  • To slop or drip slowly. 

  • To slump or slouch. 

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