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slime

(slīm)

1. A thick, sticky, slippery substance.

2. Biology A mucous substance secreted by certain animals, such as catfishes and slugs.

3. Soft moist earth; mud.

4. A slurry containing very fine particulate matter.

5. Vile or disgusting matter.

6. Slang A despicable or repulsive person.

tr.v. slimed, slim·ing, slimes

1. To smear with slime.

2. To remove slime from (fish to be canned, for example).

3. To vilify or malign (someone), especially publicly.

[Middle English, from Old English slīm; see lei- in Indo-European roots.]

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Adj.

slimed - covered with or resembling slime; "a slimy substance covered the rocks"

slimy

slippery, slippy - causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide; "slippery sidewalks"; "a slippery bar of soap"; "the streets are still slippy from the rain"

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They all shared their delight in walking the magical KCA carpet but expressed their fear of getting slimed.