verb🔗ShareTo emit by, or as by, flood gates."The dam operator sluiced water into the river, raising its level downstream. "natureenvironmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo wet copiously, as by opening a sluice"to sluice meadows"environmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo wash with, or in, a stream of water running through a sluice."The gold prospectors sluiced gravel from the riverbed, hoping to find flecks of gold amongst the washed-away dirt. "natureactionenvironmentagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(more generally) To wash (down or out)."The strong rain sluiced the dirt from the patio. "utilityactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo flow, pour."After the heavy rain, water sluiced down the street, carrying leaves and debris. "actionnatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo elide the C` in a coordinated wh-question. See sluicing."The linguist explained how "someone stole my sandwich, but I don't know who" is an example of a sentence where the rest of the wh-clause after who has been sluiced. "grammarlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
