Slag

Definition of SLAG

: the dross or scoria of a metal

Origin of SLAG

Middle Low German slagge

First Known Use: 1552

Other Metals and Metallurgy Terms

assay, bloom, bullion, ductile, ingot, malleable, patina, plate, temper, tensile

Rhymes with SLAG

ag, bag, brag, crag, dag, drag, fag, flag, gag, hag, jag, lag, mag, nag, quag, rag, sag, scag, scrag, shag, snag, sprag, stag, swag, tag, wag, YAG, zag

Definition of SLAG

slang chiefly British

: a lewd or promiscuous woman

Origin of SLAG

earlier argot slag coward, worthless person

First Known Use: circa 1958

Definition of SLAG

chiefly British

: to criticize harshly

Origin of SLAG

probably from ²slag

First Known Use: 1971

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Synonyms: blame, censure, condemn, denounce, dis (also diss) [slang], dispraise, fault, knock, pan, reprehend, criticize [chiefly British]

Antonyms: extol (also extoll), laud, praise

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: the waste left after the melting of ores and the separation of the metal from them

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