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Definitions for Slag

[1] Also called cinder. 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.
[4] to convert into slag.
[5] Metallurgy . to remove slag from (a steel bath).
[6] to form slag; become a slaglike mass.
[7] British Slang . an abusive woman.
[8] Also called: cinder 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 See also basic slag
[9] a mass of rough fragments of pyroclastic rock and cinders derived from a volcanic eruption; scoria
[10] a mixture of shale, clay, coal dust, and other mineral waste produced during coal mining
[11] British slang a coarse or dissipated girl or woman
[12] (tr) British slang (usually foll by off) to abuse (someone) verbally
[13] (intr) Australian slang to spit

Words related to Slag

lava, residue, refuse, ashes, dross, scoria, cinders, recrement

Words nearby Slag

slack-key, slacken, slacker, slacks, slacktivism, slag, slag cement, slag down, slag heap, slaggy, slain

Origin of Slag

2First recorded in 1780–90; originally an argot word for a worthless person or a thug; perhaps identical with slag1

Other words from Slag

slag·a·ble , adjective
slag·a·bil·i·ty , noun
slag·less , adjective
slag·less·ness , noun
un·slagged , adjective

Word origin for Slag

C16: from Middle Low German slagge, perhaps from slagen to slay

Synonyms for Slag

lava, ashes, cinders, dross, refuse, residue, scoria, recrement