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SILT UP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does silt up mean?
• SILT UP (verb)
The verb SILT UP has 1 sense:
1. become chocked with silt
Familiarity information: SILT UP used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Become chocked with silt
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
silt; silt up
Context example:
The river silted up
Hypernyms (to "silt up" is one way to...):
back up; choke; choke off; clog; clog up; congest; foul (become or cause to become obstructed)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
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