slu:s n. & v. --n. 1 (also sluice-gate, sluice-valve) a sliding gate or
other contrivance for controlling
the volume or
flow of
water. 2 (also sluice-way) an
artificial water-channel
esp. for
washing ore. 3 a
place for rinsing. 4 the
act or an
instance of rinsing. 5 the water
above or
below or issuing
through a
floodgate. --v. 1 tr.
provide or
wash with a sluice or sluices. 2 tr.
rinse,
pour or
throw water freely
upon. 3 tr. (foll. by
out, away) wash out or
away with a flow of water. 4 tr.
flood with water
from a sluice. 5 intr. (of water) rush out from a sluice, or as if from a sluice. [ME f. OF escluse ult. f. L excludere EXCLUDE]