2. The noise made by anything falling into a hole, or into a soft, miry
place. [Scot.]
Slump"y (?), a. Easily broken through; boggy; marshy; swampy. [Prov.
Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] Bartlett.
Slung (?), imp. & p. p. of Sling.
Slung shot, a metal ball of small size, with a string attached, used by
ruffians for striking.
Slunk (?), imp. & p. p. of Slink.
Slur (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slurred (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Slurring
(?).] [Cf. OE. sloor mud, clay, Icel. sl&?;ra, slo&?;ra, to trail or
drag one's self along, D. sleuren, sloren, to train, to drag, to do
negligently and slovenly, D. sloor, sloerie, a sluttish girl.] 1. To
soil; to sully; to contaminate; to disgrace. Cudworth.