noun

1. Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud; any substance of a dirty nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive; bitumen; mud containing metallic ore, obtained in the preparatory dressing.

2. Any mucilaginous substance; or a mucus-like substance which exudes from the bodies of certain animals, such as snails or slugs.

3. A sneaky, unethical person; a slimeball.

Synonyms: sludge

verb

1. To coat with slime.

2. To besmirch or disparage.

3. To carve (fish), removing the offal.