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slag

/slæɡ/noun

उच्चारण स्लैग

धातुमल, लोहमल, स्लैग

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noun
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    [U]

    the waste material that is left after metal has been taken out of rock by heating it

    धातुमल, लोहमल, स्लैग

    • Slag from the steel plant is now used to make cement.
    • huge heaps of slag near the mines

    Synonyms dross clinker cinders

verbslagged, slagging
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    [T] ~ sb/sth (off) British, informal

    to criticize somebody or something in an unkind and rude way

    बुरा-भला कहना, खरी-खोटी सुनाना

    • The critics slagged off his new film.

    Synonyms criticize knock rubbish pan

    Opposite praise

→Phrasal verbs 1

slag sb/sth off

to say cruel or critical things about somebody or something

किसी की बुराई करना, निंदा करना

  • He is always slagging off his colleagues.
  • The fans slagged off the team after the defeat.
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slag heap noun