Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense slags, present participle slagging, past tense, past participle slagged
countable noun
Slag is an insulting term for a woman who has a lot of sexual partners.
[British, informal, offensive, disapproval]
Phrasal verbs:
See slag off
slag in British English
(slæɡ)
noun
1. 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
2.
a mass of rough fragments of pyroclastic rock and cinders derived from a volcanic eruption; scoria
3.
a mixture of shale, clay, coal dust, and other mineral waste produced during coal mining
4. British derogatory, slang
a coarse or dissipated girl or woman
verbWord forms: slags, slagging or slagged
5. (transitive) British slang(usually foll by off)
to abuse (someone) verbally
6. (intransitive) Australian slang
to spit
Derived forms
slagging (ˈslagging)
noun
slaggy (ˈslaggy)
adjective
Word origin
C16: from Middle Low German slagge, perhaps from slagen to slay
slag in American English
(slæg)
noun
1.
the fused refuse or dross separated from a metal in the process of smelting
2.
lava resembling this
3. Chiefly British, Slang
a.
a worthless, contemptible person
b.
a sexually promiscuous woman
verb transitiveWord forms: slagged or ˈslagging
4.
to form into slag
5. Chiefly British, Slang
to criticize, disparage, or insult
often with off
verb intransitive
6.
to form into slag
Derived forms
slaggy (ˈslaggy)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈslaggier or ˈslaggiest
Word origin
< MLowG slagge (> Ger schlacke) < slagen, to strike: for IE base see slay
slag in Mechanical Engineering
(slæg)
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Manufacturing and assembly)
Slag is a molten oxide that floats on the surface of a molten metal and protects it.
The melted metal may be covered with a protecting slag.
Slag is a product resulting from the action of a flux on the non-metallic constituentsof a processed ore.
Slag is a molten oxide that floats on the surface of a molten metal and protects it.